USDA, ARS, MSA, Procurement/Assistance Office, P.O. Box 225, Stoneville, MS 38776-0225

66 -- MASS SPECTROMETER SOL IFB-2000-4431-012 DUE 081800 POC Terry A. Krutz, Contracting Officer, (662) 686-5361 The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to procure a Joel U.S. A., Inc. Mass Spectrometer System, or an equal product. The specifications as a minimum are: high resolution double-focusing ion optics bench, electron impact ionization source and chemical ion source, positive and negative ion detection, resolution greater than 5,000, mass range of 1,000u at 2.5 kilovolt acceleration potential, fully laminated magnet capable of scanning at a rate of 0.07 seconds/decade, microprocessor based control GC/MS interface and heated sample/reference reservoir inlet, full automatic self-protected differential pumping vacuum system, turbo molecular pump based vacuum system, dell dimension XPS R Minitower, Pentium III Processor, 600MHz with 512 KB cache, 128MB SDRAM, 30.0GB Hard Drive, 1.44MB Floppy Drive, 3COM Ethernet Card, Windows 98, 19" monitor and Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer and cables (or equivalent), software: the Shrader systemR for Windows, installation and training. An IFB will be issued on or about July 20, 2000. All requests must be submitted in writing, faxed to (662) 686-5373 or by electronic mail to: TKRUTZ@ARS.USDA.GOV. No calls will be accepted. Posted 06/28/00 (W-SN469515). (0180)

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