The Quotation/proforma invoice should be accompanied by illustrated brochures/leaflets giving full details about the product, quoted. - The make and model should be clearly specified- The applicable duty, taxes and other charges if any, should be clearly specified.- The quotation should be accompanied by the users list with full address and phone /Fax numbers especially of Govt. Organization/ reputed firms.-Authorized dealer or agents are required to send the supporting document to the effect-. After sales, service facilities /warranty offered need to be indicated clearly.-The instruments/equipment have to be supplied and installed in our laboratory at the above given address unless specified otherwise,-.If any additional specification is there, the same may be clearly mentioned in the quotation. The tender will be opened in the presence of the committee formed by Director of Research. The Director of Research , Coffee Board, reserves the rights either to accept or to reject the whole tender or any one of the tenders without assigning any reason.
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
1)Lyophilyser
SPECIFICATIONS
Compact and efficient bench-top Lyophilizer / Freeze Dryer should have following specifications and features:
- Ice condenser chamber and coil made of corrosion resistant high quality stainless steel, CFC and HCFC free refrigerant, built-in vacuum release valve and water drain valve, ice condenser capacity max. 2.5 Kg., performance max. 2 kg/ 24 hrs., ice condenser temperature –55°C
- Functional Control System with Lyo-display showing ice condenser temperature and vacuum.
- Digital display of the ice condenser temperature, measuring range –99°C upto +99°C
- Digital vacuum display. Measuring range 1000 to 0.001 mbar
- Display of the product temperature or vacuum through conversion according to vapour pressure above ice.
- Large opening of the ice condenser chamber for fast and transport of water vapour resulting in high sublimation performance and short drying periods.
- Visual check of icing in the ice condenser chamber.
- Easily accessible ice condenser chamber, simple facilities for cleaning , disinfection, decontamination, sterilization and defrosting.
- Refrigerating system should be air-cooled with high cooling capacity.
- Vacuum Pump (at least 40 Ltr/min.) with exhaust filter to achieve vacuum down to 0.001 mbar.
- 8-Port Drying Chamber with 3-shelves for drying in Flasks, ampoules(15 ampoules at a time), vials and petri dishes
- Universal accessories for almost all applications such as drying in flasks, dishes, ampoules, injection vials etc.
2) Electrophoresis system
SPECIFICATIONS
20.5 X 20 cm Compact Dual Vertical Gel Unit, Super cooled
Accessories
Cooled Tank
Notched glass plate, 4mm
Plain glass plate, 4mm
Dummy plate
Plain glass plate with 0.75 mm bonded spacers set
Plain glass plate with 1 mm bonded spacers set
Plain glass plate with 1.5mm bonded spacers set
Plain glass plate with 2 mm bonded spacers set
0.75mm spacer set, 20 x 200mm (W x L)
1mm spacer set, 20 x 200mm (W x L)
1.5mm spacer set, 20 x 200mm (W x L)
2mm spacer set, 20 x 200mm (W x L)
Silicone rubber gasket
Gel running module
Casting base, with seals and cams
Casting base, silicone seals
Specifications for 20cm wide combs
| Article |
Comb thickness (mm) |
No. of Samples |
Tooth width (mm) |
Max Spacing (mm) |
Sample volume (µl) |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
0.75 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
45 |
| Combs |
0.75 |
24 |
4.75 |
2 |
35 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
0.75 |
36 |
2.5 |
2 |
18 |
| Combs |
0.75 |
48 |
2.35 |
1 |
17 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
1 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
60 |
| Combs |
1 |
24 |
4.75 |
2 |
47 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
1 |
36 |
2.5 |
2 |
25 |
| Combs |
1 |
48 |
2.35 |
1 |
23 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
1.5 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
90 |
| Combs |
1.5 |
24 |
4.75 |
2 |
71 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
1.5 |
36 |
2.5 |
2 |
37 |
| Combs |
1.5 |
48 |
2.35 |
1 |
35 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
2 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
120 |
| Combs |
2 |
24 |
4.75 |
2 |
95 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
2 |
36 |
2.5 |
2 |
50 |
| Combs |
2 |
48 |
2.35 |
1 |
47 |
20.5 X 10 cm Compact Dual Vertical Gel Unit, Super cooled
Accessories
Cooled Tank
Notched glass plate, 4mm
Plain glass plate, 4mm
Dummy plate
Plain glass plate with 0.75 mm bonded spacers set
Plain glass plate with 1 mm bonded spacers set
Plain glass plate with 1.5mm bonded spacers set
Plain glass plate with 2 mm bonded spacers set
0.75mm spacer set, 12 x 103mm (W x L)
1mm spacer set, 12 x 103mm (W x L)
1.5mm spacer set, 12 x 103mm (W x L)
2mm spacer set, 12 x 103mm (W x L)
Silicone rubber gasket
Gel running module
Casting base, with seals and cams
Casting base, silicone seals
Casting base, Cams
Replacement 0.2mm Platinum wire, 50cm
SPECIFICATIONS FOR HORIZONTAL SUBMARINE ELECTROPHORESIS UNITS
| Article |
Comb thickness (mm) |
No. of Samples |
Tooth width (mm) |
Max Spacing (mm) |
Sample volume (µl) |
| Combs |
0.75 |
28 |
5 |
2 |
30 |
| Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
2 |
40 |
3 |
2 |
25 |
| Reversible and Multichannel-pipette-Combs |
2 |
21/42 |
5/2.5 |
4/25 |
43/21.5 |
| Gel Scoop for 20cm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Wide Gels |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
COOLED MAXI HORIZONTAL GEL UNIT
with Removable Gel Casting Tray
Accessories
Gel Casting UV Transparent Tray for gel size 20 x 20 cm
Gel Casting Gates
Silicone Gasket, 1 metre
Coloured Loading Strips
Buffer Recirculation Ports
Replacement Platinum Wire
Gel leveling table, 30 x 20cm
Gel Fluorescent Ruler, 24cm/9.5 inches
3) Four numbers of GPS Systems
Portable GPS receivers
Specifications:
High sensitivity handheld GPS receiver having ability to track satellite signals under heavy tree cover with features like electronic compass barometric altimeter, micro SD card slot, colour TFT screen , geo-caching mode and area calculation.
4. Data logger- 1 No
SPECIFICATONs
8 channel Data logger with built-in RH and temperature sensors, chargeable batteries, software data lead and 6 external sockets for inputs from sensors.
5.Hot Air Oven:
SPECIFICATONs
Volume capacity 60-100 liters with stainless steel interior and exterior Temperature range ambient to 100 º C with insulated stainless steel door and locking, Equipped with electronic microprocessor- PID controller with integral digital timer.
6. Precision Balance:
Electronic analytical balance,100-150 gm capacity , Readability : 0.0001
Gram, pan size 80mm dia, Calibration : Built in calibaration
7. Table top micro spinner :
SPECIFICATONs
Digital display of the key functions
Automatic lid release
Built –in power supply with capacity of 12 x 1.5/2.0ml tubes
Max. sped capacityof 14,500 rpm (max rcf: 14000 x g )
Metal rotor lid with autoclavable rotor
Timer set up to 99 minutes
Dimensions in cm (W X D XH) : 22.5 x24x12
8. Laboratory Water Purification System
Complete system including analytical grade water unit with storage tank and ultra pure water unit with dispenser.
The system should be capable of handling feed water conductivity upto 2000 microsiemens/cm.
The system should comprise of a prefiltration unit and Ion exchange resin based units to produce Type-II quality water (corresponding to analytical grade water) as defined by CAP, NCCLS and ISO 3696 (BS 3997).
It should have two stage prefiltration system with a inlet screen filter, 5 micron and 1 micron wrapped type depth filter and a DC pump operating at less than 50 db noise levels.
Should be easy to use with low running costs, give constant flow rate in all seasons, with inorganic, organic and microbiological purity.
It should not need a softener or softening ion-exchange resin cartridges
It should have mixed bed ion electro deionisation module (electrically operated) with auto regeneration.
It should have coaxial resistivity cell with a flow through design and a cell constant of 0.01 cm-l.
It should have continuous electrodeionization integrated into the system to eliminate the need for costly regeneration and/or resin exchange.
Should have very less energy requirement.
System to be based on advanced reverse osmosis (OS) technology.
It should have pretreatment cartridge with antiscaling compound and silver impregnated carbon; pretreatment cartridge with 3 micron and 1-micron PP depth filter; High flux thin film composite polyamide RP membrane with 94-99% rejection; conductivity meter before and after RO to measure the performance of the system; recirculation loop with capillary tube and diaphragm valve; mixed bed ion electro deionisation module with auto regeneration; carbon beads at cathode of the EDI module to prevent scaling of the module; Premeate divert valve which will divert low quality water to the drain; pump with unique temperature feed back mechanism.
Should have complete 3 step purification process using complementary technologies.
In the first purification step, the Pretreatment pack should remove particles (1 ?m filter), free chlorine and colloids from tap water (activated carbon filter), should include anti-scaling compound which prevents the reverse osmosis membrane from scaling from hard water.
In the second purification step, the Reverse Osmosis Unit should remove 95-99% of inorganic ions and 99% of all dissolved organic substances (MW > 100 Dalton) as well as microorganisms and particles.
In the third purification step, Ion-exchange resin module should remove the remaining ions.
It should have autodiagnostics and self-maintenance functions like, display of quality parameters, routine maintenance reminders, self-maintenance functions like automatic flush, automatic rinse, automatic cleaning cycle.
After each purification step, relevant parameter is to be checked in the system.
Replacement of the pretreatment pack should be based upon the actual amount of water pretreated.
The performance of the unit should be as follows:
Flow rate: 10 litres/hour.
Resistivity of product water: > 5 M ½. cm (typically 10 to 15 M ½. cm).
Conductivity of product water: < 0.2 µS/cm (typically 0.067 to 0.10 µS/cm).
TOC typically: < 30 ppb.
Silicate content: > 99.9% retention.
Water recovery: 24%.
The unit should have 30 litres polyethylene reservoir with Tank Vent filter.
The reservoir should have sensor rod float switch, programmed to have high and low level cut off based on water level in tank.
The polyethylene reservoir should be designed to maintain consistent purity of stored water and provide effective protection against air borne contaminants.
The reservoir should fill from the bottom.
It should have provision for upgradability: distribution pump, UV sanitization module and water sensor.
The tank vent filter should be made of soda lime, activated carbon and 0.65 micron hydrophobic membrane to trap contaminants present in atmospheric air.
(b) Ultra pure water unit
Ultra pure water unit should produce water of following specifications.
Resistivity: 18.2 MΩ. cm at 250C
TOC: < 5 ppb
Particulates (??0.22 ?m): < 1 particulates/ml
Bacteria: < 1 cfu/ml
Pyrogens (endotoxins): < 0.001 EU/ml
RNases: < 0.01 ng/ml
DNases: < 4 pg/ml
Flow rate: upto 2 l/min
Should be a compact unit with convenient and flexible dispensing options for drawing precise volume.
Should have provision to use unique range of final purifiers.
Should come with multicolor graphic display screen showing the details of systems operation and performance and the product water.
Ultra pure water unit should consist of pretreatment pack, double wavelength UV lamp which ensures organic molecule oxidation and bacterial destruction and polishing cartridge that removes ionic and organic contaminants below trace levels.
It should use technology that enables full traceability.
The ultra pure water produced by the system should recirculate through a loop to the delivery unit where the final required step occurs.
The measurement of both organic and ionic quality of produced water should occur at the outlet of the system through appropriate calibrated meters viz., accurate total organic carbon (TOC) monitor and high sensitivity resistivity cell.
It should have ultrafilter for removing particulates and bacteria.
It should produce pyrogen and nuclease-free ultrapure water suitable for biochemical and molecular biology applications.
Should have enhanced flexibility with convenient and adaptable dispensing.
It should allow sensitive ionic detection with high precision resistivity meter.
It should have built in TOC monitor with a 0.5 ml Quartz cell and UV lamp which accurately measures TOC online from 1-999 ppb.
The design of the resistivity meter and TOC meter should follow the suitability test requirements as per USP30- NF 25.
Should have on site validation protocols with IQ, OQ, MP and PQ using calibration equipment and qualification workbook.
TOC measurements should perform automatically on a continuous basis during production and intermittently during periods of non-use.
9. UV-VIS NIR Spectrophotometer
SPECIFICATONs
Wavelength range : 180 –3300 nm with accuracy of +/- 0.2nm in uv-vis range and +/- 0.8 nm in NIR range
Photometric reliability and reproducibility shall be 0.008.
Resolution shall be 0.1nm
High sensitive PbS detectors for NIR region or improved versions with noise level less than 0.00003 Abs
The system shall enable the analysis of wide range of aroma chemicals, pesticides, food and beverage analysis
Easy service points
10. Real time-PCR machine
System capable of doing genotyping, SNP analysis, gene expression and quantification assays with multitasking facility. System shall provide online cycle-by-cycle monitoring with continuous display of reading for fluorescence, temperature change and progression of amplification. System should have a minimum of 5 excitation filters (450,483,523, 558 and 615 nm) and six emission filters/channels with CCD camera for signal detection.
Detection dyes – SYBR green, Fluorescein, Fam, Hex, Vic, Joe, Tamara, Cy5, LC red, Rhodamine, Cyan 500, DABCYL and T red etc.. The system shall have built in facility to use both 96 well and 384 well micro plates. The typical run time should be less than 60 minutes for 45 cycles with a temperature range of 40-95. the ramping rates with heating at 6.30C/Sec and cooling at 3.50C for ultra rapid cycling. The excitation source may be of high intensity halogen or xenon. System software should have the provision to use fit point method or second derivative maximum for calculating the concentrations. System shall be supplied with licenced probe/primer design software. The analysis workstation should be a branded Pentium IV PC.
11.Minus 200C Freezer
Microprocessor based upright type, environmental friendly convenient storage drawers with locks. The capacity is 450 lit with cooling range between minus 20 and 300C. The system shall have temperature and power failure alarm system. Zero adjustment via control panel. Independent top/bottom controls to meet differing freezer needs simultaneously. The freezer should have two independent freezer cabinets in one body with separate defrost and operations.
12.Sequencing type gel electrophoresis system
Apparatus designed for vertical polyacrylamide gel separation of oligo and polynucleotides, nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping and polymorphic studies. Dimension of the apparatus shall be 42 X 22 X 44 cm(approximately), glass plate size approximately 33 X 39 X 4.75 mm, working buffer volume 1 lit and Gel size 31 X 38 cm for 0.4mm gel. System should be complete with power cords, four 14 cm 0.4 mm vinyl sharks tooth combs, set of 0.4 mm thick vinyl side spacers, a pair of glass plates, roll of gel sealing tape, temperarture controls with standard accessories.Gel casting clamps should be able to cast gels from 0.2 to 0.8 mm thick and wedge gels from 0.4 to 1.2 mm thick.
13.Dot Blot/Slot Blot apparatus
Design for concentration and immobilization of 96 samples of nucleic acids or proteins on a membrane with use of vacuum source. Advanced design without screws and clamps for easy assembly with interchangeable top plates and gaskets. Convertible base plate with storage case. Top plate 96-well, 3 mm Dot with gasket and storage case (450 micro lit). Vacuum applied for filtration ( 25-35 mbar). The optional accessory – membrane vacuum pump with adjustable vacuum gauge and manometer, end vacuum 100 mbar, delivery 6 lit/min. High speed dual core processor of reputed brand with minimum XP operating system with laser printer along with a 800 VA dedicated UPS.
For all the items Quoted prices shall include all the admissible taxes, handling charges, installation and demonstration and transport charges. Warrantee period and minimum period required to deliver and install the equipment shall be clearly mentioned.
14. PH Meter:
SPECIFICATONs
PH meter range- 1-14
Resolution -0.01
Repeatability -0.01
Display - Digital
15. MOISTURE METER
SPECIFICATONs
Moisture meter for measuring moisture in coffee green beans, parchment and cherry.
Measured component : Moisture
Range : 3.0 – 47.0%
Temperature : 00C-500C
Repeatability : Moisture content ± 0.5% in normal moisture range for coffee beans.
Bias adjustment : May be independently set by push button
Sample presentation : Whole bean, Parchment and Cherry
Sample size : Approximately 180-250 g.
Temperature compensation: Yes
Display format : Digital (LCD) two decimal
Display content : % Moisture
The instrument should be portable and operated on battery.
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