Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office, 255 East Paces Ferry Road, NE, Room 419, Atlanta, Georgia 30305

66 -- UPGRADE OF DNA SEQUENCER SYSTEM SOL 98C174(Q) DUE 050798 POC Grace White, Contract Specialist, (404) 842-6553 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases intends to award a purchase order to Perkin-Elmer Applied Biosystems (850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA) for upgrade of one of CDC's existing DNA sequencer system. Interested offerors may identify their interest and capability to meet the requirements by submitting a capability statement which must contain adequate information on compatibility with Perkin Elmer DNA sequencers and qualifications to provide the product. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. However, all capability statements received within ten (10) calendar days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Capability statements may be submitted to the following address: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Procurement & Grants Office, Contracts & Purchases Branch, 255 East Paces Ferry Rd., N.E., Room 419, Atlanta, GA 30305 or faxed to telephone (404) 842-6896. (0110)

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