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66 -- LASER BACTERIAL COLONY COUNTER SOL 95CV-FG-591 DUE 071999 POC Fred Gifford 510-559-6017 fax 6023 WEB: NA, NA. E-MAIL: NA, giffordf@ars.usda.gov. The USDA Agricultural Research Service in Albany, CA has a requirement for a Colony Counter with the following characteristics distributes bacterial cells onto growth medium plates and separates them for isolation and quantitation automatically with a laser scanning colony counter. The instrument will be used to quantitate the number of bacterial cells in poultry, fruit and vegetables samples. The Government intends on negotiating with the only known responsible source Spiral Biotech Inc. Bethesda, MD. A solicitation is not available for this notice. Interested firms are encouraged to submit proposals containing descriptive literature of their products to the mailing address shown in this notice. "This Procurement is Set Aside for Small Business Concerns". See numbered note 22***** Posted 06/15/99 (W-SN343178). (0166)

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