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65 -- STANDING ORDER FOR REAGENTS/BAR CODE LABELS SOL N0016899RC0L328 POC Sharon Steiner, Contracting Officer The National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), Lab Medicine Department, intends to award a sole-source standing order procurement to Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. for Dab Detection Kits, Bar Code Labels, Anti-Pan-Keratin, Anti-CD15, Anti-BCL-2 and Antibody diluent. Ventana makes/distributes certain reagents that are compatible w/the Ventana NexES automated Immunohistochemistry Staining System. The reagent dispensers/kits are unique to the NexES and are calibrated to deliver pre-packaged reagents. Bar code labels are unique for programming the required reagents into the Ventana NexES Computer Coding System. Period:01 FEB 99 thru 30 SEP 99. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Telephone calls will not be honored. Posted 01/14/99 (W-SN288139). (0014)

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