USDA-ARS-SAA, Richard B. Russell Center, 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2720

66 -- ULTRA HIGH SENSITIVITY IMAGING SYSTEM SOL RFQ-034-4384-00 DUE 081500 POC Elaine Wood, 706-546-3534 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer, woode@ars.usda.gov. USDA, ARS, SAA intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Perkin Elmer, to furnish one Ultra High Sensitivity Imaging System for Bio-and Chemiluminescense as well as Fluorescence for the USDA, ARS, Athens, GA. This laboratory is conducting research to understand how Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria colonize the chicken intestinal tract. We require a system to track both fluorescent and luminescent bacteria in-situ, in real time from very low levels of emitted signal. Characteristics unique to the Perkin Elmer system are: a single system with the following built-in capabilities: 1. an instrument that will acquire (i.e. detect and place) low levels of emitted light from either autoluminescent or fluorescent sources and create images from these low level emissions of light from biological and food sample inoculated with bioluminescent and/or fluorescent organisms. 2. The system must allow acquisition of the image through a controlled camera capable of dual detection; i.e. luminescence andfluorescence, by sensitive luminescence detection and fluorescence excitation and detection in a macro (within a system dark box) or on a micro scale within the same system allowing the camera to be removed and placed on an appropriate microscope with correct adapter. 3. The system must acquire the image through a computer control software capability which controls the camera/imager as well as allows image further processing and archiving for further analysis. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Interested parties should submit written responses including prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the entire requirement and must be received in this office within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. It should be noted that no contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source more advantageous to the Government is available. If no affirmative written responses are received, negotiations will be held with Perkin Elmer without further notice. This acquisition is being conducted under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The anticipated award date is August 15,2000. Posted 07/27/00 (W-SN479508). (0209)

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