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66 -- BIOROBOT 9600 DUAL PROBE PIPETTING SYSTEM SOL DU80101 DUE 042798 POC Contact Point, Contracting Officer, A.B. Duke, 919-541-3303 WEB: none, none. E-MAIL: none, none. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences intends to award a sole source purchase order to Qiagen, Inc. pursuant to 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for obtaining purified DNA in a 96 well format, cleaning up PCR products for highthrough put mutation screening, and for preparing DNA from mouse tails in addition to other general laboratory procedures. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of this notice to A. .B. Duke at the above address for consideration by the Agency. Response must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, an order will be placed with Qiagen, Inc. The SIC Code/Size is 3826/500. Numbered Note 1 applies to this notice. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.***** (0098)

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