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66 -- PROCUREMENT OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION FOR A MODULAR FLUORESCENT DNA SEQUENCING/ANALYSIS SYSTEM POC Ed Bustamante (P4CONT), 503-273-5190 The Portland, Oregon VA Medical Center intends to purchase on a sole source basis a Modular Fluorescent DNA Sequencing Analysis System. The instrument must have the capability to electrophoretically separate and resolve DNA fragments between 600-2000 base pairs in length. At the same time smaller fragments are isolated with sufficient resolution that they can be purified without contaminating co-migrating bands. Parties that have instruments meeting this criteria should contact the office listed above. Posted 09/01/98 (W-SN244219). (0244)

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