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66 -- RETROFIT INSTRON TESTING INSTRUMENT DUE 090497 POC Regina M. Herchak, Contracting Officer, (215) 233-6551 The USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), intends to negotiate soley with Instron Corporation in Canton, MA, to retrofit an existing Instron Model 1120-series test instrument and upgrade it to a 5500-series instrument for the Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA. Companies with the demonstrated ability to retrofit and maintain this equipment must submit a written substantive statement outlining the company's and equipment's capabilities, including all pertinent descriptive literature, to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of this notice. This is not a request for proposals; no solicitation is available. (0230)

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