NIH,National, Lung, and Blood Institute, COB, Procurement Section, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902

65 -- CRYOTRANSFER SYSTEM MODEL 626DM & OPTICAL LENS INTERFACE UNIT MODEL 678-OLI SOL NHLBI-PS-SP-97-143 DUE 080597 POC Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0368, Fax number (301) 480-3345 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to purchase e one (1) Optical Lens Interface unit, equal to Gatan Inc.'s Model #678-OLI, includes Electromagnetically Controllable Sextupole and Quadrupole Lens Imaging Device, and one (1) Cryotransfer System for a Philips CM120 Electron Microscope (must resolve 0.34NM Graphite Fringes when cold, equal to Gatan Inc.'s Model #626DM, with the following accessories: one (1) Cooling Holder Dual Heater Controller, model #613-50DM, one (1) Beryllium Tip fo r Cryotransfer Holder, model #626-BETIP, one (1) Liquid Nitrogen Cooled Anticontaminator with Beryllium blades, model # 651-NBE. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3826, Size Standard 500 employees will be used for this requirement. Vendors capable of furnishing the government with the equipment specified in this synopsis should request a copy of "Request for Quotation" number NHLBI-PS-SP-97-143, from the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from publication date of this synopsis. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received will be considered by the agency. Request for a copy of the RFQ may be obtained by writing to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 208817-7902, Attention: Mrs. Deborah Coulter. Fax quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. (0198)

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