National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div.,100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572

66 -- COUNTING SYSTEM SOL 53SBNB960075 DUE 050699 POC Angela Mills, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-8008 or Diane Loeb, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6399 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The Analytical Chemical Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to purchase one (1) high performance automatic low background computer assisted alpha/beta gas proportional counting system for direct sample measurement, data analysis and reporting consisting of (1) series 5 counting system, (1) gas stat conservation and monitoring system, (1) virgin lead shield, (1) mobile cart, articulating monitor support, integrated adjustable keyboard drawer with mouse, HP-PC vectra VL8 minitower with Pentium-II 350 MHz, 64 MB Ram, 512 KB Cache, 4.3 GB hard drive, 32X CD-Rom, matrox productiva video card SGRAM, HP M500, 15" monitor, 2 ISA slots, 2 PCI Slots, 2 ISA/PCI slots, HP three (3) year limited worldwide warranty, data/fax modem, printer, advanced database access module and advance data report templates. Software (Millennium compliant for year 2000) including: Microsoft Windows 95, Crystal reports professional, PCanywhere 32 (host only) and Microsoft Access '97. Remote communication technical and application support program for first three (3) months. System integration and testing and on-site installation and operation familiarization shall be provided at Gaithersburg, MD. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, MD. The required delivery date for this system is 60 days after date of award. The Government anticipates awarding a purchase order on a firm fixed price basis on or around May 10, 1999. All responsible contractors are invited to submit a quote which will be considered by the agency. A solicitation will be issued on April 26, 1999. All requests for a copy of the solicitation shall be submitted in writing. Written request may also be faxed to (301) 963-7732. Posted 04/22/99 (W-SN323236). (0112)

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