I recently received an award statement from NIH for an
Equipment Grant for a LSCM.  So now I have to choose
which one to buy.  Along with the award statement was a
statement:
 
"Pursuant to the NIH Revitalization Act, section 2004, when
purchasing equipment or products under this assistance
award, the recipient should, whenever possible, purchase
only American-made items".
 
Does this mean that I am restricted to Bio-Rad or Molecular
Dynamics, or can I buy another instrument as long as I
can justify the purchase on the basis of scientific goals?
 
Any advice from those of you who faced this issue would
be appreciated.
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Herbert M. Geller
Department of Pharmacology           voice -  908-235-4084
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School     fax -  908-235-4073
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