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66 -- MICROARRAY SCANNER SOL 99-4431-018 DUE 092399 POC Point of Contact -- Contact, Ms. Terry A. Krutz, Contracting Officer, (601) 686-5361 The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to procure a GSI Lumonics, ScanArray 5000 Standard Biochip Scanning System (100-260V) or an equal product. The specifications as a minimum are: scanner with GheNe (543nm), RheNe (633 nm), YheNe (594nm) internal and Argon (488nm) external lasers, 10 emission filters (508nm, 522nm, 530nm, 570nm, 578nm, 592nm, 614nm, 660nm, 670nm, 694nm), low depth of focus confocal laser scanning for superior artifact and dust rejection (25 micron), sensitivity to greater than 0.1 flluor/micron2, up to 10 installable emission channels, thirteen different filters available, multi-resolution scanning capability at 5, 10, 20, 30, and 50 microns to easily select regions of interest, single-pass 22 x 73mm scanning field of view for rapidly scanning and displaying large arrays, laser stand-by and sleep modes, bi-directional linear translation slide positioning, automatic laser monitoring, calibration, and adjustment for instrument normalization, automatic dynamic range and channel balancing, 16-bit data for linear five-order dynamic range and the most accurate quanitation, graphical acquisition software for Windown NT platform, small bench top design bar code reader, software, network communication cable, 1-year warranty, instruction manual and power cords. Offerors offering "equals" should submit descriptive literature for evaluation. An IFB will be issued on or about August 24, 1999. All requests for bid package must be submitted in writing, faxed to (662) 686-5373 or by electronic mail to: KRUTZT@ARS.USDA.GOV. No calls will be accepted. (AC0804006-05) Posted 08/05/99 (I-SN364246). (0217)

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