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66 -- SNP ANALYSIS SYSTEM COMPRISING A BRUKER BIFLEX III MASS SPECTROMETER AND MWG BIOTECH 4200 ROBOTIC WORKSTATION SOL 52SBNB060015 DUE 011600 POC Kathy Fain, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6337, or Alba Sanchez Contracting Officer (301) 975-6344; FAX (301)963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This is Amendment 0001 to the announcement accepted electronically by the Commerce Business Daily on November 24, 1999 as Submission No. 403446. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the overall description of this requirement, and to correct the citation of authority to read as follows: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to acquire from MWG-Biotech Inc., 4170 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, High Point, North Carolina 27265 on a sole source basis an SNP Analysis System comprising a Bruker BIFLEX III Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometer and an MWG Biotech 4200 Robotic Workstation under the authority of 41USC 253 (c) (1)-only one responsible source This amendment is intended for clarification purposes only, and is not indicative of a change in the requirement or the specifications. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Kathy Fain at the telephone number identified above. Posted 12/01/99 (W-SN404848). (0335)

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