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B -- GAS CROMATOGRAPHY SOL 53SBNB867080 DUE 061898 POC Julie Liu, (301) 975-6727, Fax (301) 975-5007 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a Contractor to develop data on the chromatography of some compounds that are scheduled under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The data sought is: (1) Retention index (RI) data for a group of scheduled compounds that can be used as input for models for predicting retention indices for chemical weapons related compounds for which such data do not exist; (2) mass spectra for scheduled compounds under a variety of conditions; and (3) gas chromatograph/mass spectral (GC/MS) data files for use in evaluating the software that has been developed by NIST. (These files shall have agents in complex matrices to allow for a full testing of the deconvolution algorithms in the NIST software.) The data to be developed is to be used in conjunction with the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). ONLY LABORATORIES THAT HAVE FULFILLED THE CRITERIA TO BE CERTIFIED AS "OPCW DESIGNATED LABORATORY" WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS WORK IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR USE IN VERIFICATION UNDER THE CWC. The period of performance is anticipated to be for a base year and one option year. Under the base year of the contract, the Contractor shall provide NIST with the spectra, retention indices, and raw data files for 45 chemical weapons related compounds. (A list of the 45 chemical weapons related compounds may be obtained by calling 301-975-6727.) These data files shall be run under conditions as specified in the OPCW standard operating procedures for time and temperature programming of the GC/MS. The solvents shall be those specified by the OPCW where possible. A set of 45 chemical weapons related compounds for use in the option year will be determined upon exercise of the option. A complete statement of work will be issued with the solicitation package. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Requests for solicitation packages should either be mailed to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, or faxed to: (301) 975-5007. Numbered Note 26 applies. (0155)

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