USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service, ASD, PCS, Room 2163 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700

65 -- ZYMARK MICROASSAY CORE ROBOTIC SYSTEM SOL FSIS-52-W-97 DUE 081397 POC Contact Point, Julie Adams, (202) 720-9891 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) intends to award a contract to Zymark Corporation, Hopkinton, MA for the purchase of two Microassay Core Robotic Systems. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AVAILABLE. The systems include the following equipment: 44444 XP Robot, 56983 System V-10 Controller, 60078 Operating System Software, 42862 System Productivity Software, 42861 Parallel Printer, 41643 Printer Stand, 42863 Hand Held Operator's Terminal, 41591 Power & Event Controller, 48975 Local Controller Power Supply 350 Watt, 49374 Microplate Hand, 550455 Zytrack, 58180 Zytrack Table, 58181 Mobile Support Bench, 43690 Start-up Kit, 4655 Zymark Personal Computer, (2 each); 53073 Temperature Controlled Large Capacity Microassay Storage Carousel, (4 each); 58223 Room Temperature Large Capacity Microassay Storage Carousel, (2 each); 50451 Microplate Bar Code Reading Module, (2 each); Custom Automated Oven to 100 degrees C, (2 each); 50444 Integrated Rapid Plate, (2 each); 51519 Stand Alone Rapid Plate (2 each); 50439 Reagent Dispensing Module, (2 each); 91139 Reagent Addition Modules, (2 each); 56983 10 slot System V Controller with 2.5 software; Set-up and module level testing at factory; and customer assistance during integration at Zymark. Systems will be delivered to: USDA, FSIS, Midwestern Laboratory, St. Louis, MO (1 system) and USDA, FSIS, Western Laboratory, Alameda CA (1 system). These systems are required to automate the Salmonella ELISA screening procedures at the FSIS Midwestern and Western Laboratories for the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System Final Rule. The Zymark robotic system is consistent with existing technologies at the FSIS Eastern Laboratory. Only fully developed, commercially available systems shall be considered. All interested concerns must identify their interest in writing and fully document their capability to meet the agency's requirements by forwarding a detailed response within 15 days of publication of this notice. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to 202-690-1814. All proposals from responsible sources will be considered by the Agency. If no affirmative written responses are received within 15 days of publication of this notice to determine that a comparable source is available, or is more advantageous to the Government, negotiations will take place with Zymark Corporation. There is no solicitation document available. (0206)

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