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65 -- ENZYME LINKED IMMUNO ASSAY (ELISA)KITS FOR DETECTION OF CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER SOL none DUE 052600 POC Lynda Biedermann, Contract Specialist Tel:(631) 323-3203 Fax: (631) 323-3101 The USDA, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, intends to negotiate solely with IDEXX Production Animal Services in Westbrook, Maine to furnish and deliver to the USDA, APHIS, VS, NVSL, FADDL in Orient Point, NY, blocking Enzyme Linked Immuno Assay (ELISA) Classical Swine Fever virus antibody Test Kits for the purpose of detecting antibody to Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV) in swine sera. Companies with the demonstrated capability and financial capacity to provide these kits must submit a written substantive statement to the Contracting Officer within 15 days of publication of this notice the product they intend to offer with proof their product compares satisfactorily with IDEXX kits in the detection of antibodies for Classical Swine Fever virus. This is not a request for proposal. No solicitation is available. Posted 05/08/00 (W-SN452399). (0129)

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