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65 -- COBE SINGLE AND DUAL NEEDLE EXTENDED LIFE PLATELET SETS, THERAPEUTIC PLASMA EXCHANGE SETS AND WHITE BLOOD CELL REMOVAL SETS FOR THE COBE SPECTRA APHERESIS SYSTEM. SOL DADA13-98-Q-0074 DUE 013098 POC Contract Specialist Diane M. Zientek (253) 968-4914 (Site Code DADA13) Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA., intends to negotiate with Cobe BCT, Inc. under FAR 6.302-1, a sole source contract for Single and Dual Needle Sets, Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Sets and White Blood Cell Removal Sets for the Cobe Apheresis System. All sets include quantities for use with two existing, Government owned Apheresis Systems. The resulting contract shall include a base year estimated to begin 1 March 1998 through 28 February 1999, and two option years. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. If no responses are received within 15 days of this notice, negotiations will be conducted directly with Cobe. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See numbered Note 22. (0359)

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