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66 -- INSTRUMENT AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL NOI0010 DUE 081100 POC Sylvia Robinson, Purchasing Agent (301) 496-2814/Carolyn Sentz, Contracting Officer (301) 402-2282 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure a sole source simplified acquisition from Carl Zeiss, Inc. for various technical components for an Axiophot 2 Imaging Microscope that uses specific computer programs on a G4 Apple computer and monitor. Carl Zeiss sells direct having no resellers making them the only distributor of their manufactured item Axiophot 2 Imaging Microscope. This acquisition will be awarded on an all or none basis. There will only be one award made from this buy. Separate line item awards are not authorized. The following components may be acquired under this acquisition: Item/Description/Quantity (2) Halogen Bulb 12V,100W,for LH 447217, (1) MOT Nospiece H/DIC F/Plan 2, (1) Specimen holder F/2 Slides, (1) 31000 DAPI/Doechst/Amca Set (AX10), (1) 41001 HQ Fitc/RSGFP/Fluo3 Set (AX10), (1) 41002B HQ Tritc(Rhoda) Set (AX10), (1) Lamp Unit N HBO 103, (1) Axioplan HBO Adapter, (1) ATTO ARC II w/ignition unit, (1) Mercury Burner HBO 100W/L2, (1) Plan-Neo 100x/1.30 Oil WD+0.06, (1) Analyzer Cube F/Plan 2 1, (1) connect tube 0.63x F/C-Mount C, (1) Axiocam Hi Resolution Dig-color-camera, (1) (33) Openlab 2 core module, (1) (21) OLAB snapper module, (1) (29) OLAB Microscope Optics, (1) OLAB (37) Z Focus drive, (1) (36) OLAB Filter Wheel Module, (1) (825) OLAB Automator Pro Bundle, (1) (823) OLB Morphology Bundle. The government will award a fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clauses of subpart (b), which apply, are 6 and 10. Any responses are due no later 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), August 11, 2000, to Sylvia Robinson. For delivery through the postal service the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 6700B Rockledge Drive/MSC7605, Room 1130, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7605. Electronic submission will not be accepted. Request for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Ms. Sylvia Robinson at (301) 496-2814. Collect calls will not be accepted. See Note 22. Posted 07/19/00 (W-SN476648). (0201)

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