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

66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL NHLBI-PS-99-417 DUE 032299 POC Cecilia D. Moarales, Purchasing Agent, (301)435-0369, Debra C. Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, (301)435-0366 The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), intends to purchase the following Brand name or equivalent items. The items must be compatible with a government-owned FPLC, model LCC500 Manufactured by Amersham Corp. The items are as follow: 1) One (1) each, AKTA FPLC pump, catalogs #18-1118-67; 2) One (1) each, Compaq Deskpro EN 350 MHZ Intel Pentium II tower computer with the following specifications: 100 Mhz bus speed, 512.KB cache, 6.4 GB Ultra ATA hard Drive, 3.5" 1.44" floppy drive, 24k CD-ROM drive, Iomega internal ZIP100 drive (IDE Version), ATI Rang PRO Turbo AGP 2X enhanced graphics, 4 MB video SGRAM -- ESS ES1869 embedded sound card, 1 AGP expansion slot used by video card, 2 ISA expansion slots, 5 PCI expansion slots, 2 serial and 1 parallel ports, 104 key enhanced keyboard, PS/2 style mouse, Compaq PCI network interface card, Compaq V75 (17") monitor, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 4.0 software and documentation, catalog #13-3396-01; 3) Two (2) each, Motor Valve model PV-908for the AKTA FPLC pump, catalog #18-1108-41; 4) One (1) each Hiload pump, model P-50 for the AKTA FPLC pump, catalog #19-1992-01; 5) One (1) each cable model P-50 to P-920 for the AKTA FPLC pump, catalog #18-1129-60; 6) Manufacturers approved warranty on parts and labor and 7) Handling and freight charges. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3826, size standard 500. There are not set aside restrictions for this requirement. Quotations are due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or March 22, 1999, whichever is later at 1:00 P.M. Eastern time. Quotations must include an itemized price, delivery time, prompt payment discount terms, SIC code, Business size, DUNS number, literature and detailed specifications describing the product offered. Quotations will be evaluated on conformance to the government's specifications, quality, interchange and compatibility parts with the existing equipment, price, and delivery time. All responsible sources may submit a quotationwhich if timely received shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building 2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817-7902, attention: Ms. Cecilia D. Morales, Fax (301)480-3345. Fax quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN305136). (0063)

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