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A -- QUADRUPOLE GC/MS SYSTEM SOL PROJPLN-3XAHEN DUE 090398 POC Matthew Growney (513) 487-2029 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: Matthew Growney, Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, Growney.Matthew@epamail.epa.gov. The US EPA Office of Water in Cincinnati is accepting quotes destination priced for the following: Quadrupole GC/MS System -- Minimum Specifications for GC/MS System consisting of: (1)70 ev electron impact mass spectrometer must be capable of scanning between 25 and 750 amu using a quadrupole mass filtering system, and independently heated ion source; (2) using a full scan, must be able to detect 1 pg of octafluoronapthalene with at least a 10 to 1 signal to noise ratio; (3) Turbomolecular pumping system; (4) System must be capable of being fitted with an HPLC inlet system at a later date; (5) Data system consisting of at least a Pentium computer. All system software capable of operating system, including the NIST or Wiley special Library. EPA is also interested in trading in our current GC/MS system that will be replaced by this procurement. This system consists of: (1) HP 5989A GC/MS system purchased in 1990 (2) HP 5890 GC (3) HP 345 Data System (4) HP 30S Tape Drive. Posted 08/19/98 (W-SN239226). (0231)

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