Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Business Center, 5901 East Seventh Street, Bldg 149, Long Beach, CA 90822

65 -- NOTORIZED MICROTOME CRYOSTAT SOL RFQ 600-123-99 DUE 092799 POC Glen Jones, Contracting Officer, VA San Digeo Healthcare System, (619)-642-6295 The Department Of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California 92161, has a requirement for a fully Motorized Microtome Cryostat with the following minimal requirements: Cryostat (Refrigerated Microtome), fully Motorized with object cooling and vacutome (Vacuum assisted tissue section stretching). Chamber temperature controlled down to -55 degree C, specimen temperature independent from chamber temperature down to -- 55 degree C, seperate Peltier Specimen Freezing Stage. Dual standard knife carrier and disposable knife carriers. Vacutome option for stretching and debris extraction/capturing. Integrated fast freezing station, evaporator defrosting with defrosting on demand, digital indication of programmed defrost time and actual time. Integrated trouble shooting and service diagnosis system and a battery powered back up system to protect data. RFQ 600-123-99 will issue o/a 9/17/99 with quotes due 9/27/99. All requests for quotation must be in writing and may befaxed to Glen Jones, Contracting Officer 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, californai 92161 at (858)-642-6293. The requests must be on company letterhead with the following information, telephone number, fax number, point of contact. Posted 09/03/99 (W-SN376529). (0246)

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