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66 -- PULSED-FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS AND IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM POC Contact Pegg Todt at (404)842-6553 BioRad or equal Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis equipment consisting of the following: CHEF Mapper XA Chiller System; GelDoc 1000 Image Acquisition System; White Light Transilluminator; MA/PC:UV Gel Documentation Software License; Mitsubishi P68U Video Printer, Cable, and Paper; and RFLP Analysis Software (GelCompare). Solicitation will be issued approximately July 5, 1995 to BioRad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, on a sole source basis. BioRad Laboratories is the only known firm capable of providing equipment with this capability. Authority: 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1), Justification: Equipment required must be compatible with existing equipment, in order for CDC to be part of an established network of public health laboratories. No other type of equipment will satisfy agency requirements. Only written inquiries will be honored and receive a response. See Note 22. (0139)

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