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65 -- MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARY EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES SOL NHLBI-PS-98-261 DUE 032198 POC Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0368 Fax (301) 480-3345 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to purchase one (1) each DynaProMSTC Model 200 Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument, with the following specifications; A MicroSampler temperature controlled optics (4-40 degrees C), High sensitivity (.4 mg/ml minimum concentration at 14 kDa) and 20 ul minimum sample volume. The Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument, is designed to measure directly the translational diffusion coefficients of biomolecules and thus measuring their hydrodynamic radius, purity and aggregation state. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 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 submit a quotation to the below address. The quotation shall include the itemized price, the period of delivery, prompt payment discount terms, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNs), and descriptive literature of the product quoted identifying all of the required system specifications. The quotation must reference "Request for Quotation " #NHLBI-PS-98-261. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent. Fax quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized representative. (0065)

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