National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6100, MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892

70 -- GENERAL-PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SOL NHLBI-PS-98-277 DUE 042498 POC Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent (301) 435-0368 Fax (301) 480-3345 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to purchase a Metamorph Basis System, manufactured by Universal Imaging Corporation with the following specifications: (1) item #40000, MetaMorph Basic Systems for processing and analysis of digitized images,(2) item # 40010, MetaMorph Illumination Option: Drivers to add control of illumination devices including filter wheels, shutters, monochrometers and liquid crystal tunable filters, (3)item #40060, MetaMorph OMDR Option for the control of Panasonic optical memory disk recorders, (4) item #40011, MetaMorph Ludl Device Option:Drivers to control the Ludl Mac2000 and BioPoint devices,(5) item #40004 MetaMorph CCD Acquisition Option for Princeton Instruments Cameras, (6) item #40048, MetaMorph MuTech Acquisition Option: Software and Hardware for image acquisition with the MuTech framer grabber, (7) item Pentium II 300 Imaging Workstation with 384M memory, 4.3 GB EIDE Ultra DMA hard drive, 8M video card, 24X CD ROM, Microsoft mouse, 17" monitor, line con ditioner, network card, Windows 95 and a two year on-site warranty, manufactured by OEI Computers, (8) item, #30656, JAZ Drive with ICE, SCSI Adapter, Cable & Disks, manufactured by Universal imaging Corporation,(9), MultiSync 21" Monitor, manufactured by NEC, (10) MicroMax 5MHz Interline Transfer Chip Camera, manufactured by Princeton Instrument, (11) Uniblitz D122 Shutter Controller. Needs separate control cable (#29278), (12) Cable to control Uniblitz shutter, and (13), 25mm shutter for Zeiss Axiovert, Requires controller, manufactured by Sutter Corp. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 5045, Size Standard 100 employees will be used for this requirement. The Small Business Set-Aside has been lifted. Vendors capable of furnishing the government with the equipment specified in this synopsis should submit two (2) copies of the quotation to the below address. The quotation shall include the itemized price, the period of delivery, prompt payment discount terms, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNs), and descriptive literature of the product quoted identifying all of the required system specifications. The quotation must reference "Request for Quotation" #NHLBI-PS-98-277. The quotation shall include a completed Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors or Quoters. To receive a copy contact this office at the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis by 3:00p.m. E.T. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood, Institute, Contracts Operation Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building 2, room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 208817-7902, Attention Ms. Deborah Coulter. Fax quotation will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized representative. (0099)

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