The South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) is seeking qualified vendors to provide one Agilent 8890 Gas Chromatograph System with Auto-sampler, Workstation, Monitor, Printer, and MSD Masshunter Software Subscription, to perform drinking water analysis utilizing USEPA methodology. The system identified herein must allow for interchange of consumables, parts, sharing software and licensing, and be compatible in methodology with existing Agilent GC and GC/MS systems currently in operation at DHEC Environmental Health Laboratory. The total estimated dollar amount of the purchase including installation, peripherals, and script development for auto-sampler is $76,520.

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