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66 -- IMAGING SYSTEM SOL RFQ-NCI-90144-NV DUE 082599 POC Debbie Moore, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509, Todd Cole, Contracting Officer, 301-402-4509 The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Laboratory of Pathology intends to procure on a sole-source basis, an Imaging System (Chemilmager Model 4400), from Alpha Innotech. The NCI investigator believes that the aforementioned instrument and organization is the only source that can satisfy their requirement. The imaging system shall have the following features; Cooling of CCD sensor to -60 below ambient (room) temperature allowing for exposure times up to 4 hours in length, a signal to noise ration of greater than 60 db, and maximum reduction of dark (heat) current noise; 2/3 inch CCD sensor format for increased sensitivity (light gathering ability of the CCD); 11.6 x 13.5 micron pixel size for enhanced sensitivity; 1/30 to 4-hour exposure control by 1/30 second increments or custom minute, second, 1/30th second controls for real time imaging; shall have movie mode allowing for up to 50 images to be automatically captured with a single button click with user defined exposure times and time delays between image captures; shall have single button activation of commonly used features to include 1D and 2D densitometry, colony counting, molecular weight analysis, annotation, and image enhancement; shall have image analysis in color or grayscale; shall have image save capability in 15 different file formats including TIFF, BMP, PCX, JPEG, EPS, color TGA, (optional GIF) and PIC compatible with MAC or PC computers, with up to 256 characters per file name; shall have the option of expanding the imaging system to a multi-acquisition unit, with the scanner and cooled color camera add-ons; shall have an automated filter wheel for the emission filters necessary for imaging different fluorescent dyes, multi wavelength UV and blue light excitation sources for a variety of fluorescent applications; shall have available optical lenses down to an f-stop of .85; shall provide lifetime software upgrades at no additional cost to the Government; shall include a one (1) year warranty; shall include installation, training and system support for life; shall include at no additional charge, Hands-on Application Notes; and, shall provide a Year 2000 Warranty for each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a request for competitive quotations, however, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. Information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail, to allow NCI to determine if the party can meet the requirement. Capability statements must be received in the Contracting Office by 2:00 PM EST on August 25, 1999. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Moore, Purchasing Agent on (301) 402-4509. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose determining whether to contact a competitiveprocurement. Posted 08/05/99 (W-SN363528). (0217)

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