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66 -- ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE (EPR) ANALYZER SOL 53SBNB860081 DUE 061598 POC Joan Smith (301) 975-6458 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for an EMS 104 EPR Analyzer. The EPR analyzer shall be new, and shall include a fully computer controlled microwave source, permanent magnet with sweep coils, 50 kHz signal channel, automatic tuning and intensity/integral readout, ES 232C interface, LCD display, moisture resistant keypad, integral printer, 3/12: diskette drive, MS 68020 CPU, and EPR analysis software. This equipment is required to interface with the existing EMS 104 EPR analyzer. This equipment is required to be a duplicate of NIST's existing EPR analyzer and is required as a back-up for the existing equipment. -- Delivery is required to be four (4) weeks after receipt of order. -- The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price purchase order. The proposed requirement is for equipment for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all proposals received within ten (10) days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) package is not available. .- It is the Government's intent to negotiate with Bruker Instruments, Billerica, Massachusetts, the only responsible source that can satisfy the agency's requirements. (0155)

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