The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide on an as-needed basis custom made National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certified radiation calibration standards.  The standards are to be used with Gas Proportion Counter, ICP-MS, Gamma Spectroscopy and Liquid Scintillation Counter instrumentation currently in use for conducting drinking water analysis by the Bureau of Environmental Health Services EQC Laboratories – Division of Analytical and Radiological Environmental Services.  The total estimated dollar amount of the purchase is $80,000.

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