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66 -- WHATMAN NITROGEN GAS GENERATOR SOL FSIS-12-W-99 DUE 032299 POC Kim Hersh, 301-504-4211 The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to make an award to Whatman, Inc., 100 Ames Pond Drive, Tawksbury, MA 01878-0982, for the purchase of a Whatman Nitrogen Gas Generator System which includes combination pre-filter system with automatic drains, high performance membrane module, system pressure and gas purity controls, final membrane filter, nitrogen gas purity monitor. The generator is a special quad-stage filtration technology. A proprietary molecular sieve balanced with activated carbon is the heart of the filtration module. Inlet, air, oil, water, and particulate are completely removed. The gas is filtered using a membrane filter. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AVAILABLE. Whatman is the only known source for providing this equipment. All interested concerns must identify their interest in writing and fully document their capability to meet the agency's requirements by forwarding a detailed response by March 22, 1998. All responses must be in writing and my be faxed to 301-504-4211. All proposals from responsible sources will be considered by the Agency. If no affirmative written response is received by March 22 to determine a comparable source is available, or is more advantageous to the Government, negotiations will take place with Whatman, Inc. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307621). (0070)

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