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66 -- PHOTONIC INSTRUMENTS MICROPOINT LASER SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB867099 DUE 071098 POC Lisa K. Jandovitz, Contracting Officer, 301 975-6344, Calvin Montgomery, Contract Specialist, 301 975-6334 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5 entitled, "Test Program for Certain Commercial Items". This subpart of the FAR authorizes the use of simplified procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services in amounts greater than simplified procedures for the acquisition threshold. The Government intends to negotiate with Photonic Instruments Inc., 1932 N. Carlyle Pl., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 for a Photonic Instruments Micropoint Laser System. The equipment needed by NIST is available from only one responsible source and no other supplier will satisfy the needs of the Agency, because the fluorescence microscopy system identified in this requirement will be coupled to a diffraction limited fiber optically-delivered laser irradiation system which mounts directly to the epi-fluorescence lamphouse port of the Carl Zeiss Axioplann II microscope and is capable of simultaneous delivery of laser during any transmitted light technique or in real-time fluorescence. The system will be coupled with microfluid networks for laser excitation and irradiation of analytes (including liposomes of <200 nm in diameter) in microchannels. The CLINS are as follows: CLIN 0001, Model No. 2203, MicroPoint Laser System, Qty. 1 each; CLIN 0002, Carl Zeiss Axioplan II Motorized Research Microscope, Qty. 1 each; Black and White Digital Camera, Qty. 1 each. The items shall be under warranty for a period of one year. These items shall be delivered to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland FOB Destination. The Government will request a written Proposal from Photonic Instruments Inc. The anticipated award date is July 24, 1998. Posted 06/29/98 (0180)

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