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66 -- ULTRACENTRIFUGE COMPONENTS SOL NHLBI-PS-SP-96-200 DUE 032696 POC Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0366 Debra Hawkins, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-0366. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to negotiate with Beckman Instruments, INC., 8920 Route 108, Columbia, MD. 21045, to purchase of ITEM #1, one (1) each, AN 50 TI Analytical Rotor 8 Place, 50,000 rpm max speed, 182,000 x g (at cell center 6.5 cm), and 201,600 x g at r-max. Requires windows user interface software, P/N 363782. ITEM #2, Eleven (11) each, Cell housing and Window Assembly Kit for double sector cells, 12mm lane quartz window P/N 334606. ITEM #3, eleven (11) each, Centerpiece, double sector, Charocal-Filled epon, 12mm. The closing date for this advertisement is 3/29/96, 3:30 P.M. The anticipated award date is 4/1/96. This is not a request for competitive proposal. However all responses received before closing date of this advertisement will be considered by the government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Responses must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute, Contracts Operation Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817-7902, Attention: Ms Deborah Coulter. FAX responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0134)

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