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66 -- HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING SYSTEM SOL 34-3K47-97 DUE 092597 POC Donna Hardy, Contracting Officer, (301) 504-5073, FAX (301) 504-5009 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commerical items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the solicitation only; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number 34-3K47-97, is issued as a request for quotation and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The standard industrial classification code is 5049. This requirement is being procured on an unrestricted basis. Delivery is required FOB Destination to the USDA, Beltsville, Maryland within 90 Days after award. The Request for Quotation is due on September 25, 1997 at 4:30 p.m. Responses will be evaluated to determine the ability to meet the capabilities below. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible quote whose quote conforming to the solicitation willbe most advantageous to the Government, price and other related factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: technical capabilities; past performance and price. The quotes shall identify where the offered items meets of does not meet each of the Governments functional and performance minimum specifications listed herein. Responses should include literature, brochures, and other such information corresponding to the required items which demonstrates the capabilities of the offeror's equipment. The following FAR clauses/provision apply: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Technial capabilities will be more significantly important that cost or price); FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representative and Certifications-Commerical Items (this must be returned with your quotation). The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions-required to implement statues or executive orders-commercial items, will apply to the resultant contract: 52.203-6, 52.203-10, 52.225-3 and 52.225-21. The Insect Biocontrol Laboratory is in need of a high resolution imaging system. This system consists of a high resolution CCD camera & accessories, a computer with software for full color image input and camera control, and a photographic quality digitial image printer. The system will be used by scientists in the laboratory to capture fluorescent & chemiluminescent images of stained DNA, stained proteins, gels, blots, microtiter plates & end-labelled DNA. The high resolution camera will be used attached to a c-mount or f-c mount microcope to capture fluorescent microscopic images & for in situ chemiluminescent detection. High resolution images will be adjusted and stored on the IBM or IBM capatible computer. The images will be printed at publication quality on the phorographic quality difital image printer. Extra copies of publication quality images will be easily generated for peer/journal review. The system will be linked to the laboratory computer area network to facilitate multiple users. The imaging system shall include a high resolution CCD camera and accessories, a computer, Extended Keyboard, Color Monitor and a photographic quality printer. The CCD chip shall have at least 1.2 millon pixels with an individual focussing lens on each pixel. The lens shall be at least F=0.85 for maximum light gathering capability. The CCD camera shall be air cooled to at least -30 degrees celcuis to dimish background during chemiluminescent detection. The scannable images size shall be at least 25 cm X 25 cm. The system shall include computer software for camera control & for molecular quanitation and molecular weight determination. The printer shall be photographic processing using one pass to produce the image. (0253)

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