VA Medical Center, 2200 Ft. Roots Dr., Building 41 Room 221, North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706

65 -- LEASE OF AUTOMATED MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEM SOL RFP 598-20-96 DUE 073095 POC Contact Point, Mark Smithers, (501)370-6635, Contracting Officer, Mark Smithers, (501)370-6635, Additional Contact, Mike Barger, (501)370-6632 The VA Medical Center in Little Rock, AR, intends to negotiate a sole-source contract for the lease of a Vitek Automated Microbiology System Model 60 with bioMerieux Vitek. All parties who can provide this specific system or an equivalent system are invited to respond. Those offering an alternate are required to submit technical information on the specifics and capabilities of the alternate system with their response. (0135)

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