National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6100, MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892

66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL NHLBI-PS-SP-99-384 DUE 122898 POC Tabitha Davol, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0370 WEB: http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/password.html, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: Tabitha Davol, htt://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/password.html. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to purchase the specific make/model (brand name only) items from Bracco Diagnostic Inc., P. O. Box 5250, Princeton, NJ 08543-5250 for the purchase of (1) ACIST System, Catalog No.014602. (The system includes Injector Head, Touch Screen monitor, Cart Transducer, 1 Year warranty); quantity of 1 each. (2) Ohmeda Transducer, Catalog No. 014601, One(1) each; (3) Angiographic Kit, (Box of 10), Catalog No. 014300, One (1) Box; and (4) Control Panel Sterile Cover (Box of 25) Catalog No.14500, one (1) each. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 3826, Size Standard is 500 employees and will be used for this requirement. This is Not A Small Business Set-Aside. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurement. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurement. Responses to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-PS-98-384 may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6145, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention Tabitha Davol, Purchasing Agent. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Posted 12/11/98 (W-SN279533). (0345)

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