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66 -- INSTRUMENTS & LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 263-99-P(GQ)-0049 DUE 072399 POC Yvette Porter, (301) 402-2851 The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis, a contract to provide an Applied Biosystems Model 377 Automated DNA Sequencer, with PE Biosystems. This action is taken under the authority of 41 USC 253 (c) (1) FAR 6.302-5. NIH believes that the above referenced firm is the only source that can provide this requirement. The Applied Biosystems model 377 is the only sequencer that meets the agency requirement. The sequencer shall have four-color detection method, 36 lanes/gel, templates/gel -36, shall be able to do primer label and terminator labor, template required 0.5ug(ss) and 1.0ug(ds) and shall be able to install specification of 550 bases (36 cm) @ 98.5% and 700 bases (48cm) @ 98.5%. Any other firm that feels they are qualified to provide such services must submit by the response date (15 calendar days from date of this publication) a detailed capability statement documenting their ability to provide this equipment by meeting the requirement stated above. Information furnished shall include enough material to perform a proper evaluation. Respondents will not be notified of the evaluation results. Closing date will be 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. Posted 07/08/99 (W-SN351891). (0189)

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