Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Building 218, Room 311, (90), Los Angeles, CA 90073

65 -- PURCHASE LEGACY 20,000 PHACOEMULSICATION EQUIPMENT SOL 691-99-97 DUE 090897 POC Mitchell Rivers, Purchasing Agent (310) 268-4227 65 -- ALCON LEGACY (LEGACY 20,000 PHACOEMULSICATION) SOL RFP 691-99-97 DUE 090897 POC Mitchell Rivers, (310) 268-4227. This is a combined synopsis/ solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 691-99-97 is being issued as a request for proposal and incorporates pro- visions and clauses in effect through FAC 90-37. This solicitation is unrestricted and SIC CODE 5047 applies. The phaco unit must include and integrated phaco-emulsifier system, irrigator aspirator system, coagulation system, automated hydrosonics system, and anterior vitrectomy system within the console. The phaco emulsifier segment of the unit must be kelman Mackool compatible. This system is defined as an angled (22.5 degree) micro (.86mm) phaco tip that is shrouded bya rigid sleeve between the titanium phaco-tip and the outer irrigation sleeve. The purpose of this design is to allow the surgeon easier access to the cataract and utilize less ultrasonic energy to emulsify the cataract while providing a thermal barrier to the incision (ie. no thermal burn to the corneo-scleral area which would adversely affect patient visual outcome). The phaco unit must be able to accomodate both standard, micro, Kelman-Mackool phaco-tips. The unit must have a wire- less remote which can be operated under sterile conditions or remotely off the sterile field. The unit must have dedicated individual programmable physician memory settings. The phaco handpiece must be of 4 crystal design and offer constant admittance tuning (tunes 100 times per second). The unit must be of computerbased design and be floppy port upgradable. The phaco unit pump must be of turbostaltic design (offering individual vacuum and aspiration capability). The console must adapt to upgradable video-overlay, steerable I/A, automated IOL delivery, and automated capsulorhexis to facilitate physician training and development. The console must have 2 individual (separate) phaco handpiece ports. The following provisions apply to this procurement: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items, (a); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (MUST BE RETURNED WITH OFFER); far 52.212-4, Contact Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Offers are due by 4:00 p.m., Monday, Sept. 8, 1997 at VA Medical Center -- Bldg 218, Attn: Mitchell Rivers, 90C, Rm 310, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073. Any questions should be directed to Mitchell Rivers at (310) 268-4227. Quotes maybe faxed to (310) 268-4759. (0240)

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