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66 -- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL N0I9902 DUE 011999 POC Hanif S. Abdul-Amin, 301-496-2607/Contracting Officer, Debora Pitts, 301-402-2282 This is a combined synopsis/notice of the intent to procure a commerical 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 Dieases intends to procure from Molecular Devices Corporation their Spectramax(r)plus Microplate Spectrophotometer with SOFTmax(r) PRO, an automated microplate reader which has a turnable wavelength range from 190 nm to 1000nm, PathCheck(r) sensor for measuring the path length of the sample in the microplate well with a built-in cuvette port and cuvette data; SPECTRAtest(r) validation package to perform eight (8)tests to verify the optical performance of the SPECTRAmax(r) Plus for good lab practices (GLP) compliance. The acquisition will entail the purchase of an automated microplate reader. Which has a tunable wavelength range from 190 nm to 1000 nm, PathCheck(r) sensor. It is used for measuring the path length of the sample in the microplate well with abuilt-in cuvette port and cuvette data. It also includes a SPECTRAtest(r) validation package, to perform eight(8) tests to verify the optical performance of the SPECTRAmax(r) PLUS for good laboratory practices (GLP) compliance. SEE NUMBER 22 the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commerical Items,applies to this acquisition. The government shall award a fixed price purchased order to the responsible contractor. The clause at 52.212-4,Contract terms and conditions-Commerical Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52-212-5, Contract terms and conditions required to Implement Statures or Executive Orders-Commerical Items applies to this acquisition. The clauses of subpart (b), which apply, are 6 & 10. Delivery shall be completed fifteen (15) days after award to: NIH/NIAID, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 4, Bethesda, MD 20892. Any response is due no later than 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time January 19, 1999 to Hanif S. Abdul-Amin. For delivery through the postal service the address is room 1C38, SolarBuilding, NIH/NIAID,6003 Executive Blvd.,Rockville,Md 20852-7605 Posted 12/23/98 (W-SN283306). (0357)

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