National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Spokane Research Laboratory, 315 E. Montgomery Avenue, Spokane, WA 99207

66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL REQ. # SRL81002 DUE 062998 POC Thelma J. Blake, Purchasing Agent, Telephone (509) 354-8039 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Spokane Research Laboratory intends to purchase on a sole source basis a Videoscope System that will allow users to insert into rock boreholes and view both direct- and side-view images at the same time of the strata conditions of the rock. System must contain features that allow freeze and zoom functions, be no more than 6-mm in diameter with 4-layer construction and environmentally coated from Olympus American Inc. (3900 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 100, Long Beach, California, 90806- 2454) System includes (1) p/n 1271D Model IV6C6-75 Videoimagescope with AT120D/NF- IV6C6 Standard Optical Adapter, (2) p/n 1383BA6A ILV-C1 & IV-6 CCU Combo Kit that includes Model IlV-C1 Built-in Light Source, Model IV-6A Camera Control Unit, IVA6/6A Audio Cable, and MAJ-367 DC Power Cable. All interested parties may identify their interests, but must provide proof of capability, in writing, to provide an acceptable product by submitting pricing data, an accurate description of the equipment offered, and make and model numbers of the equipment. Since no solicitation package exists, requests for such documents without accompanying information to establish the vendor's capability of meeting the Government's needs will be considered non-responsive to this synopsis. Only responses containing this data will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will not be made on the basis of responses to this synopsis. If no feasible responses are received by the close of business 15 days from the date of this notice appears in the CBD, a procurement will be named with the above-named source. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of procurement. (0166)

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