USDA-ARS-MWA, Contracting Office, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604

66 -- GEL FILTATION CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS SOL 5114-8-0003 DUE 042898 POC Lori J. Houghton, Contract Specialist (309) 681-6616 The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Midwest Area, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR), Peoria, IL, is in need of GPC Columns. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial 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 only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 5114-8-0003 is being issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. Standard Industrial Classification Code 3826 with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees applies to qualify as a small business. Salient Characteristics: The Gel filtration (aqueous gel permeation) chromatography columns, packed with sulfonated polystyrene gel, for use in analysis of mono, di, tri, oligo, and polysaccharides, starches, and cellulose via size exclusion chromatography. The Shodex KS-801, or equal, must have an exclusion limit of 1,000 Da and the Shodex KS-802, or equal, must have an exclusion limit of 10,000 Da. The Shodex KS-G, or equal, is a guard column installed before the others to protect them from contamination. Warranty: Standard commercial warranty shall apply. CLIN 0001 Shodex GPC Column KS-801, or equal, (Na+), 2 each; CLIN 0002 Shodex GPC Column KS-802, or equal, (Na+), 1 each; CLIN 0003 Shodex GPC Guard Column, KS-6 or equal, 1 each; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Offeror must submit descriptive literature to provide proof that the proposed equipment meets or exceeds the salient characteristics listed above. Offer must include a 30 calendar day acceptance period. Offers are to be received Not Later than the Close of Business, April 28, 1998 at USDA-ARS-MWA, Contracting Office, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604. The POC for this acquisition is Lori Houghton, (309) 681-6616. (0103)

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