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66 -- GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC -- MASS SPECTROMETER DETECTOR SYSTEM WITH COOLED INJECTION SYSTEM. SOL 53SBNB060155 DUE 082500 POC Joan Smith (301) 975-6458 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Gas Chromatographic Mass Spectrometer Detector System (GC-MSD). This system is required to provide for the identification of individual organic compounds. NIST intends to enter into a sole source contract with Gerstel, Inc. of Baltimore, MD, under the authority of 41 USC 253(c )(1) -- only one responsible source. The requirement, for a Gerstel, Inc. cooled injection system with the Agilent GC-MSD system, is crucial for the special expertise that Gerstel, Inc. provides in the way of hardware and software to combine their cooled injection system with the Agilent GC-MSD system. Gerstel, Inc. works only with the Agilent GC system, to provide a single system free of any incompatibilities. Additionally, it is critical that the new system be completely compatible, both electronically and software related, with NIST's existing thermal desorption system and preparative fraction collector, for the separation and isolation of individual organic compounds for stable isotope analysis. -- Delivery of the system is required within 56 days after receipt of order. -- The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price purchase order. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received with seven (7) days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Written responses to this synopsis are required to contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A solicitation will not be issued. Posted 08/11/00 (W-SN484819). (0224)

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