VA Medical Center, Attn: Contracting (93), P.O. Box 1034, Portland, OR 97207

Z -- PNEUMATIC TUBE EXPANSION SOL 648-30-97 DUE 061297 POC Rich Hague, 503-273-5210 Reference to Project No. 648-97-107 at the Portland Division of the Portland VA Medical Center. The Medical Center intends to negotiate with Passage Activating System of Tualatin, Oregon, a design build project to provide all labor and materials to expand the centrally controlled pneumatic tube system throughout the medical center. The contractor shall install approximately 20 additional pneumatic tube stations. The existing system is owned and operated by Oregon Health Science University, giving permission to the VA to tie into the existing system. The existing system is manufactured by Pneumatic Tube Products, Inc. of Hayward, California. The computer program that runs the system can only communicate with components manufactured by Pneumatic Tube Products. Numbered Note 22 applies, however, all offers received within 45 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Solicitation will be issued on or about May 13, 1997. Requests and/or inquiries must be in writing to the attention of the Contracting Officer and may be faxed to (503) 273-5335. The cost range for this project ranges from $250,000 to $500,000. This project is subject to the availability of funds. (0114)

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