USDA, ARS, Richard B. Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30604-5677

66 -- AUTOMATED ION ANALYZER SYSTEM SOL RFQ-013-43YK-96 POC Patricia Lang, Procurement Assistant, 706/546-3533. The USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia, intends to purchase on a sole source basis from Bran-Luebbe, Buffalo Grove, IL, a dual channel automated ion analyzer system to study various chemical constituents of soil, water, fertilizer and plant materials at the Southern Piedmont Conservation Research Center in Watkinsville, Georgia. The system components must be compatible with an existing Tecnichon AutoAnalyzer II system. Power requirements must be 110V/60Hz and the system shall use an IBM compatible 486/25 computer. All system components and subsystems (sampler, peristalic pump, etc.) are controlled by a LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) compatible software. There are specific requirements for the following: a random access XYZ sampler, peristalic pump, analytical cartridges, required chemistries and detection ranges, data collection and control software, and support services. Requests for this solicitation must be submitted in writing or via fax 706/546-3469 to Pat Lang. (0214)

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