Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Q -- REFERENCE LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES SOL RFP 646-36-96 DUE 062196 POC Janet Leuthold, Contracting Officer (412)365-5427, Additional POC Marian Ropelewski (412)365-5455 Request for Proposals for Reference Laboratory Testing Services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers' at University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240; Aspinwall Division, Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215; and 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Services include but are not limited to, regularly scheduled pickup and transport of specimens, preanalytic processing, analysis, reporting and providing of necessary telecommunications equipment, and consultation. The SIC code for this procurement is 8071. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis and is open to both large and small business concerns. Solicitation package will be available o/a 5/23/96. Requests for solicitation must be in writing, specifying RFP 646-36-96 and addressed to Janet Leuthold, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. A pre-proposal conference will be held o/a the week of 6/3/96. Exact conference date and time will be specified in the solicitation. All Offerors will be invited and encouraged to attend. Proposals will be due in the Contracting Office o/a June 21, 1996. (0123)

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