Acquisition Management Department, Building 54, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600

J -- PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR PE BIOSYSTEMS EQUIPMENT SOL N3239800RCPA001 DUE 093099 POC Sandra A. Musgrove, Contracting Officer, (301)295-6755 The National Naval Medical Center has a requirement for the Biological Defense Research Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Bethesda, MD. NNMC intends to award a sole sourced purchase order to PE Biosystems,A Division of Perkin Elmer 850 Lincoln Centre Drive Foster City, CA for a preventive maintenance contract for the following equipment: Two (2)each TAQMAN Sequencer Detectors Model 7700; One (1)each DNA Sequencer Model 377; Five (5)each GeneAmp PCR Systems Model 9600. Award will be made in the form of a purchase order for the period effective 1 October 1999 through 30 September 2000. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This acquisition is being conducted under the guidelines as set forth in the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Award will be contingent upon availability of FY00 funding. Posted 09/13/99 (W-SN379398). (0256)

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