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66 -- ANTIBODY ARRAY BIOSENSOR SOL N00173-99-R-JR06 POC Jerry Riles, Contract Specialist, Code 3220.JR, (202) 767-2120, Wayne Carrington, Contracting Officer WEB: Click Here, http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) requires a portable, automated optical biosensor capable of analyzing a sample for multiple analytes simultaneously. Phase I shall consist of contractor design of the biosenor devices and disposable sensing elements; test candidate components and make selections based on reliability and compatibility with integrated system; provide a Critical Design Review; fabricate prototypes of the device and disposable component; test parameters relevant to reliability, sensitivity, signal/noise and signal/background; provide prototypes to NRL for on-site testing at NRL. Phase II shall consist of the Contractor's modification of device and disposable prototypes based on NRL's critique; provide the final device prototype and disposables to NRL for testing; make changes based on NRL's critique of the final device prototype and disposables; Upon completion of the changes to the device prototype and disposables, the contractor shall deliver two(2) devices and one thousand(1000) disposables to NRL.The required device have the ability to distinguish multiple analytes simultaneously in the presence of a complex sample matrix. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Numbered Notes 1, 9, and 26 applies. The requirement will be for a total 12 month period of performance, including a six month Base and one six month Option. The solicitation will close 30 days after the issuance date. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue RFPs and amendments to RFPs. The solicitation and any amendments to it will be available via the Internet at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm. Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided. Posted 02/12/99 (W-SN298112). (0043)

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