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66 -- PLATEMATE 4 POSITION PIPETTOR SOL NOI#9808 DUE 080398 POC Tom McFadden, Contracting Officer/Joselyn Monroe, Purchasing Agent-301-496-2607 This is a combined synopsis/notice of intent to procure commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure a proprietary Platemate Four Position Pipettor as manufactured by Matrix Technologies Corporation. The line items are: (1) Platemate Four Position Pipettor. #38421-050 (2) Reagent Reservoir (PMMA), 75ml. #55555-006 (3) Peristaltic Pump and Level Sensor. #55555-002 (4) Desktop Computer System. Delivery shall be to the National Institutes of Health, 12441 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md 20852, F.O.B. destination. The proposed procurement is critical to a project in conjunction with a drug development company. The Platemate Four Position Pipettor shall meet the following requirement: (1) Microplate stacker capability for up to (50) shallow well plates. (2) Stacker sensors providing immediate system feedback for recording stacker errors orjams. (3) On-board automatic reagent reservoir replenishment via peristaltic pump and capacitive liquid level senor. (4) System modularity allowing for expansion of instrument throughput. (5) Small footprint allowing instrument placement in bio-hazard enclosures. (6) Flexible E-Prom and/or Windows based PC Software for unique program creation. (7) Active on board pipet tip wash station. The provision at 52-212-2, Evaluation of Items, applies to this acquisition. The government will award a fixed price purchase order to the responsible Contractor, Price and other factors considered: (a) Delivery of item in 35 days ARO, (b) Compatibility and consistency with collaborative company, (c) Price: All evaluation factors other then price, when combined are significantly less important then the price. The clause at 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquistion. The clause at 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commerical Items applies to this acquisition. The clauses of subpart (b) which apply are: 6 and 10. Any response is due to no later then 3:00p.m. eastern standard time, August 03, 1998, to Joselyn Monroe. For delivery through the postal service the address is room 1c38, Solar Building, NIH/NIAID, 6003 Executive Blvd., Rockville, Md 20852. Electronic submission will not be accepted. Request for any information concerning this requirement is to be referred to Ms. Joselyn Monroe, 301-496-2607. Collect calls will not be accepted. (0169)

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