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66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL IN95-18 POC Ruth R. Nelson, Contracting Officer, (202) 707-8610. The Library of Congress intends to negotiate with Lab Connections, Inc., Marlborough, MA, for ''LC-Transform'', an interface system for existing HPLC and FTIR systems. This system is designed to collect liquid effluent from HPLC or GPC on a rotating disk and dry off the solvent quickly enough to leave the solid residue fixed along a discrete and well-defined concentric track. The disk with the analyte deposit is then held in an LC-Transform sample holder mounted within the FTIR sample compartment. The sequentially deposited solid residue is then analyzed in a sequential manner such that specific spectra of separated chemical components can be related exactly to the elution timeline. Requirements are for an LC-1014 LC-Transform Model 102, an LC-3011 Pre-aligned mounting plate for optics module, an LC-4018 Solvent exhaust cartridge for removal of organic vapors, and an LC-5012 set of 6 germanium sample collection discs in a storage box and 6 individual disc storage containers, installation and 1 year manufacturer's warranty. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE. No contract award will be made on the basis of an offer/proposal received in response to this notice. Interested parties that can provide ALL equipment, installation, and warranty shall submit a proposal to the Contracting Officer no later than 15 calendar days from the date of this announcement. The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bonfide capability to meet the requirements. It is requested that pricing data information be included as part of the response including terms and conditions. SEE Note 22. (0124)

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