National Institutes Of Health, National Institute Of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney

66 -- INOVA SUPER SHIMS AND INTERFACE KIT SOL NIH-NIDDK-97-278 DUE 081197 POC marlene mireles, purchasing agent, 301-594-8831 Dorann L. Penney, Contracting Officer, 301-594-7733. The National Institutes of Health, (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has a requirement to purchase the follow INOVA Super Shims and Interface Kit and accesseries which are necessary for improving the field homogeneity and the spectral resolution. The following outlines the specfifics for the required acquisition: 1) INOVA Super Shims and Interface Kit for existing VXRS-500. The shim set shall provide the following resolution and line shape (1% chloroform) specifications: Spin: 1H 50% less than or equal to 0.4 Hz; 0.55% less than or equal to 6 Hz; 0.11% less than or equal to 12 Hz and SSB less than or equal to 1%. Non-Spin: 1H 0.55% less than or equal to 10 Hz and 0.11% less than or equal to 20 Hz. 2) Field Mapping for a 500 MHz magnet. 3)Installation and Delivery Charges. The NIDDK also requests a copy of the vendor's published price list and descriptive literature for the above items. The equipment needed has specifications that must be met and are described in the Request for Quotations (RFQ) package. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. ALl requests for quotations must be within the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $100,000. It is anticipated that the RFQ package NIH-NIDDK-97-278 will be available (fifteen) 15 days after the publication date of the synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due (ten) 10 days after the release of the RFQ. The anticipated award date is August 12, 1997. Requests for copies of the RFQ must be in writing and must include vendor name, phone number, and fax number and may be faxed to (301) 480-4226. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the NIDDK, The Natcher Building, Room 6AN.32, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6600, quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. (0199)

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