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66 -- 1) DSC SOL 40-51LA-0-0046 DUE 071700 POC Rebecca A. Holzinger, Contracting Officer, (309)681-6481 The USDA intends to award a sole source purchase order to TA Instruments pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for a DSC system which has dual sample, (this means it is like having two DSC instruments running at the same time); non corrosive inert oxidizing or reducing; dynamic gas purge up to 100 ml/min at pressure from 300 Pa to atmospheric; tempreature from ambient to 725 degrees C; cooling with quench -- 180 degrees C to 725 degrees C; with refrigerator cooling system from -70 to 400 degrees C; with liquid nitrogen from -150 to 725 degrees C; temperature accuracy = 1 degrees C; temperature reproducibility = 0.1 degrees C; programmable heating rate between 0.01 to 200 degrees C; minimum maximum sensitivity 1 uw (2:1 signal to noise), and calorimetric precision -- 1% based on metal samples; Instrument can be upgraded to modulated DSC. The SIC Code/Size is 3826/500EM. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.***** Posted 06/30/00 (W-SN470488). (0182)

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