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66 -- Q-TOF HYBRID QUADRUPOLE/TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER WITH U.S. POWER SUPPLY AND DATA SYSTEM SOL 221-99-2003 DUE 033099 POC Patricia Wright, Contract Specialist (301) 827-7163/M. Deborah Smith-Castle, Contracting Officer (310) 827-7160 The Food and Drug Administration intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source basis to Micromass, Inc., 100 Cummings Center, Suite 407N, Beverly, MA 01915-6108. Micromass will provide a Q-TOF hybrid quadrupole/time of flight mass spectrometer with U.S. power supply and data system capable of 5 spectra/second and accurate mass measurement. The instrument consists of (1) a quadrupole prefilter of unit mass resolving power capable of RF-only ion transmission up to m/z 10,000 and parent ion selection up to m/z 4,000 for MS/MS analysis, (2) intermediate detector for tuning, (3) a high resolution (>5,000 FWHM at 1500 Da) orthogonal acceleration time of flight mass analyzer with a mass range of up to m/z 10,000 for MS/MS analysis, (4) dual microchannel plate detector with 1 GHz time to digital converter ion counting system, (5) all necessary data system software, licenses and manuals for instrument operation and maintenance, (6) electrospray inlet, and (7) atmospheric pressure chemical ionization inlet. The system software and the instrument manufacturer shall be ISO 9000 certified. This instrument is considered unique in that it is capable of accepting both high (m1/min) and low (n1/min) LC flow rates while simultaneously performing very fast acquisition rate MS/MS experiments and accurate mass determinations of fragments created during the MS/MS experiment. Micromass has a one-year warranty on parts and labor. Micromass shall deliver and install equipment at the Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204 within four (4) months after award. Micromass shall warrant normal operation of equipment and provide any needed maintenance for a period of one year following installation. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: A completed copy of provision 52.212-3 Offeror-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52-212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. An award will be made fifteen (15) days from date of this notice. This is not a request for quotes, however, sources may submit descriptive literature which fully demonstrate their products meets the brand name specification which shall be considered by the agency. This sole source procurement is being awarded as simplified acquisition in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5. Posted 04/09/99 (W-SN318063). (0099)

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