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66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL NHLBI-PS-99-428 DUE 041699 POC Cecilia D. Morales, 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 item, Multi-Gas/Vital Signs Monitor, model #9500 catalog #70095, manufactured by Magnetic Resonance Equipment Corporation. The item must be compatible with a Government Owned Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner, model GE-CB-/I, and must include the following: (1) Model 2500 Fiber Optic ECG Gating Module Device, (2) ECG Module, (3) Pulse Oximetry Module, (4) Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Module, (5) Remote Display and Control, (6) Thermal Strip Printer, (7) End-tidal CO2 Module, (8) Instrument Stand with accessories basket, (9) Internal battery with charger, (10) Power supply, (11) Operation manual and (12) 0.5-40 Hz Frequency Response. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3826, Size Standard 500. This acquisition is solicited as a total Small Business Set Aside. Quotations are due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or April 16, 1999, whichever is later at 1:00 P.M. Eastern time. Quotations must include an itemized price including shipping and handling charges, delivery time, prompt payment discount terms, SIC code, the business size, the DUNS number, literature and detailed specifications describing the equipment offered. Quotations will be evaluated on conformance to the government's specifications, quality, interchange and compatibililty parts with the existing equipment, price, and delivery time. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which 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, 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 03/31/99 (W-SN315071). (0090)

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