We receive approximately 12,000 samples per year to test.

Need - 3 centrifuges with these requirements:

Capable of 4800 xg speeds
Swing bucket rotor
Hold at least 28, 50 ml centrifuge tubes
Capable of biocontainment of BL3 organisms (for example CAMR certification)
Floor Model

Need - 1 centrifuge with these requirements:

Capable of 6,000 xg speeds
Capable of using this exact rotor (H-600A) as we are going to use our old rotor.
Hold at least 28, 50 ml centrifuge tubes
Capable of biocontainment of BL3 organisms (for example CAMR certification or screw on sealing bucket lids)
Floor Model

Interested sources are encouraged to complete and return Attachment 1 to the contracting office. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Please email all questions regarding subject item(s) prior to Sources Sought closing date to [email protected]. Small Business concerns are encouraged to participate. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but instead a market research method to determine interested sources. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. Please provide Tax I.D. Number, Duns Number, and point of contact information. The Government will not award a contract based on the information received, nor reimburse participants for information or samples they provide. Information or materials provided is strictly voluntary.

Please Email or Fax Attachment 1 to Carol Dingess at [email protected]. fx# 612-336-3550 Email is the preferred method of communication. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. Closing date for submissions of Statement's of Capability is June 17,2010 at 4:00PM ET.

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