Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Business Office, VISN10, Contract Service Center, Bldg 408, 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45428

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SOL RFP 10-2-98 DUE 062998 POC Kathy Laffey-Miller, 937-268-6511 x 3091 WEB: E-Mail the Contracting Officer, Kathleen Laffey-Miller@Med.va.gov. VISN 10, Contract Service Center, intends to negotiate a sole source acquisition with Synquest Technologies, 2 Hannover Square, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 2330, Raleigh, NC 27601. The acquisition is to complete Network installation of Healthcare Education System, and Authoring Extension Kit (AEK) software, with additional site licenses. Cincinnati OH VA Medical Center (VAMC), currently has this system. The remaining VAMC's, Chillicothe, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton must have Network implementation completed for JCAHO purposes. This procurement is unrestricted. Standard Industiral Class (SIC) is 7379 $18.0. Offerors must have the necessary resources, qualified personnel, and the technical expertise to complete this acquisition. Offerors who have these capabilities should submit a WRITTEN request, ON FIRM'S LETTERHEAD, to the Contracting Officer. The solicitation package will be ready o/a May 29, 1998, and the proposals will be due o/a June 29, 1998. YOU MAY FAX YOUR REQUEST TO 937-262-5974, NO TELEPHONE/VERBAL REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. AFTER RECEIVING THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE, ANY QUESTIONS MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER IN WRITING ONLY/NO VERBAL. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY NOTICE OF A SOLICITATION. SEE Note 22. (0133)

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