Supply Officer, Attn: NAVMEDCTR, Contracting Branch, 54 Lewis Minors Street, Portsmouth, VA 23708-2297

65 -- ABBOTT STREP A AND HCG TEST KITS SOL N00189-98-R-0026 DUE 030298 POC Diane Krueger, Contract Specialist, (757) 443-1391; Tracey Carr, Contracting Officer, (757) 443-1347; Fax (757) 443-1424 The government intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price contract with Abbott Laboratories, One Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064. The contract is for hCG test kits and Strep A test kits. The requiring activity is Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA and its outlying branch clinics. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by this agency. Written or facsimile requests will be accepted. Requests for the solicitation must state that neither the requestor nor principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency. Failure to do so will represent grounds for refusing the request. Reference RFP N00189-98-R-0026 when requesting copies of the solicitation. Submit written requests to FISC, Detachment Hampton Roads, 1968 Gilbert Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392 or fax requests to (757) 443-1424, attention: bid clerk. Numbered note 22 applies. FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services applies. (0055)

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