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66 -- UPGRADE TO TSQ MASS SPECTROMETER SOL RFQ-51K057-58 DUE 012398 POC Deanna Easley (513-487-2027) WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinati Contracts Management Division, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, easley.deanna@epamail.epa.gov. The US EPA, Cincinnati, OH facility, requires an upgrade to an existing Finnigan TSQ 70 mass spectometer to provide more complete and detailed analytical capabilities relevant to research experiments on drinking water treatment technologies. This upgrade will convert the spectrometer to a UNIX based operating environment by upgrading computer boards and enhance sensitivity with a 20kV dynode along with providing robust turbo pumping capabilities for LC-ESI experiments. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Finnigan MAT for a TSQ-70B upgrade to the LC-MS with enhanced Alpha workstation to include the following items: Conversion Kit (SPCLS-D012B), TPH Turbo Pump (00108-80100), TCP120 Controller (00108-08021), and 20kV Dynode (F-050). The electronics and related hardware and software must be compatible with existing Finnigan TSQ 70 mass spectrometer. Any firm that feels it can provide equipment which meets the Government's minimum specifications must provide sufficient documentation within 15 days of publication of this synopsis. (0008)

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