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66 -- UPGRADE OF 400 MHZ SOLID STATE NMR SPECTROMETER CONSOLE, RECEIVER CHANNEL, AND BROADBAND TRANSMITTER SOL 98-364 DUE 071098 POC Desiree Kelly, Purchasing Agent The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has a requirement to purchase an Upgrade 400 Mhz Solid State NMR Spectrometer Console, Receiver Channel and Broadband Transmitter. This upgrade is required to bring an existing Varian/Chemagnetics CMX-400 up to the state-of-the-art in the radio-frequency and digital electronics associated with solid state NMR spectroscopy. The detailed technical specifications will be provided in the Request for Quote package. All responsible (8)a and small business sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be within the Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Commercial Purchases up to $5 million. It is anticipated that Request for Quotation (RFQ) NIH-NIDDK-98-364 will be available fifteen (15) days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due (10) ten days after the release of the RFQ. The anticipated award date is July 28, 1998. Requests for copies of the RFQ must be submitted in writing and may be FAXED to 301-480-4226. Quotations must be submitted in writing along with the company name, address, telephone number and fax number to the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) The Natcher Building, Room 6AN32, 45 Center Drive MSC 6600 Bethesda, MD 20892-6600 Attention: Desiree Kelly FAX quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. Posted 06/24/98 (0175)

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