The U. S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, intends to acquire a Mass Spectrometric Detector (MSD) for the National Ocean Service (NOS) in Charleston, SC. The specifications for this unit are as follows: Ion trap MSD system with both API-ESI (define acronyms) and APCI (define acronym) ion sources and MS©ú (define acronym) capability (n¡Ã 5). The instrument must be fully compatible with an existing Agilent 1100 Liquid Chromatography (LC) system: Sensitivity: 1 pg total sample with signal-to-noise ratio of 50:1, or greater; Mass range: 50-to-2200, or greater; Scan speed: Capability of 26,000 units per second, or greater. The unit to be purchased shall include the following: Personal computer (PC) data control and processing system; Software for data acquisition and analysis. (This software must be fully compatible with existing Agilent 1000 LC system.); Instrument and computer installation; Familiarization with product; One year personal computer repair recovery service; One year of software upgrades(s); One year of phone assistance, One year instrumentation warranty; Service and maintenance contract available on expiration of one-year instrumentation warranty, including phone assistance. Any business sources able to provide the item described, above, are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 10 days after it¡¯s publication. Interested firms shall submit, in writing, their name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and business size. The submission shall include a brief statement regarding their capabilities and qualifications and any additional literature related to providing this equipment. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 334516.

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