Chairman, ''Tender Board'', State Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 75 Sir Baron Jayatileke Mawatha, Colombo 1

99 -- SRI LANKA: POC Tel 91-1-320350 OR 320356 FAX 94-1-447118 30032 medicaments containing antibiotics 30051 medicated other articles product data a detailed product description: surgical consumable B products specification/technical data: (a) surgeons gloves, (B) scalp vein sets with winged needle, (C) intravenous cannula, (D) winged intravenous cannula, (e) autoclave steam indicator tape, (F) centu venous pressure monitoring sets, etc C quantity: (a) 1,200,000 (B) 263,000 (C) 885,000 (D) 260,000 (e) 4,000 rolls (F) 3,000 (refer tend documents, schedule I for details) D U.S. dollar value: na e purchase needed by: 1996, in two instalments (January and May) F other information: payment terms: letter of credit. Shipping terms: C & F. services contract: bid bond of 1% of the total value. End user/use: distribution through Health institutions. Response data a response language: English B best way to respond: by Tender, Telex/fax offers as per format in Tender document, schedule II C from manufacturers only: N D information desired from U.S. firm: supply should be from fresh stocks of recent manufacture. Samples and literature/ catalogues should be forwarded in respect 0 all items quoted for, it should be sent either to the tenderer direct or to their local agent by airfreight, all samples should be clearly marked with Tender numbe and should be sent separately from Tender offer, samp containers should be properly labelled, labelling requirements stipulated in the B. P./U.S.P. or relevan standard should be followed. E primary buying factor: price and delivery time F other information: Tender forms should be obtained fro State Pharmaceuticals corp. Tender should be submitted in duplicate under register cover strictly conforming to the format of schedule II envelope containing the Tender document should be marked ''Tender no. Dhs/sww/L- 96'' on TOP left hand corner of the envelope. Addressed to Chairman Tender Board, State Pharmaceuticals Corporation 75 Sir Baron Jayatileke Mawatha, Colombo 1. on or before May 24, 1995; 09:30 hrs. Local time company data a type of business: Director importer/distributor B year established: September 22, 1971 C number of employees: 502 D annual sales: na e member of business chamber: na F Bank name and address: peoples Bank, int'L div. Lake house ancl bldg. Colombo 10; American express Bank, 4 janadhipathi Mawatha, col. 1; Bank of Ceylon, corporat imports div. 75 janadhipathi Mawatha, col. G U.S. firms represented: na H other information: type of company: Public. sales territory: throughout the island. sales agents/sales people: N/A. business activity: State pharmaceutical is a government owned Corporation. Importers & distributors of drugs, medical surgical equipment to a government hospitals & to retail outlets within the country. Post remarks the State pharmaceutical Corporation is situated in the Colombo metropolitan area it is the leading importer of Pharmaceuticals, high tech medica and surgical equipment to all government hospitals as well as retail outlets foreign principals should give the name & address of local agent, power of attorney to act on behalf shoul be attached to the bid proposal principals who do N have local agents will be disqualified U S. government regulations prohibit the Embassy from purchasing any documents on behalf of any U S. firms/individuals Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (TOP), American Embassy, Colombo, Dept of State, Washington DC 20521 6100, Refer to T0009..(0101)

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