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66 -- CENTRIFUGE SOL NCI-RFQ-90239-NV DUE 092499 POC Debbie Moore, Purchasing Agent (301) 402-45009, Todd Cole, Contracting Officer (301) 402-5609 The National Cancer Institute (NCI), intends to procure on a sole-source basis, a Centrifuge (Model J20-I) from Beckman Coulter, Inc. The NCI investigators are involved with studies dealing with the centrifugation of living mammalian cells and believes that the aforementioned instrument and organization is the only source that can satisfy their requirements. The required centrifuge shall have the following features: shall have the capability to perform Elutriation centrifugation on living mammalian cells; the centrifuge and rotor system shall accept three different chambers (5ml, 40ml, and Sanderson Chambers); for special Elutriation circumstances the centrifuge shall have an "A" and "B" Chamber for serial operation, rather than a single chamber and counterbalance; the centrifuge shall allow a yield of DNA pellets to be achieved in small volume tubes and have the flexibility of changing the fixed angle of the tube without changing the rotor; the system shall have a bottle cap and closure system for bio-containment of hazardous materials; the system shall have a wide-mouth polycarbonate bottle with contoured spatula for easy and complete removal of samples; shall have double bio-containment integral to the cap and canister, allowing the canister to be removed from the rotor without removing the rotor; shall combine bio-safety with a wide-mouth, six-liter polycarbonate bottle, for harvesting the correct amount of material for cancer cell experiments; the centrifuge shall have a floor petal for opening the lid to the rotor chamber; the centrifuge shall utilize a switched reluctance drive system allowing rapid acceleration and deceleration run times. The Contractor shall provide a Year 2000 Warranty for each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered. This is not a request for competitive quotation, 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 Contracts Office by 2:00 PM EST on September 24, 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 of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 09/08/99 (W-SN377222). (0251)

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