Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4646 John R, Detroit, MI 48201

66 -- PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DUE 082198 POC Katherine Young, (313) 576-3009 E-MAIL: E-Mail Contacting Officer @, YOUNG.KATHERINE@FORUM.VA.Gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, Michigan intends to negotiate with Nicolet Vascular, 6355 Joyce Dr, Golden, Colorado, for the purchase of a peripheral vascular diagnostic system to include the following total automation features: (1) On screen directions to guide the user through each exam, (2) Automatic pressure and wave form labeling and placement, (3) Wave form sizing with a manual override, (4) Data transfers to other exams, (5) Inflate with ability to stop at any pressure, (6) Transfer of previous test data to other tests, (7) Optional interpretations and CPT/ICD-9 codes, PVR calibration, and (8) PVR averaging; Concise color or black and white reports; and On screen functions. System features include fully integrated, PC based vascular sytem, High resolution 15" or 17" SVGA monitor, Simultaneous 10-cuff inflation, 10 color coded hoses, Integrated keyboard trackball/mouse, Doppler sensitivity using Static Suppression Doppler technology, High-resolution color Doppler spectral analysis, Comprehensive spectral calculation package, full range of test modalities, automatic marking of pulse return, volume calibrated and triggered PVR averaging sytem, PVR pulsitilty index ratio, Transfer function index color coding, and Integrated patient database. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Interested parties may submit literature, detailing how their product meets the above requirements, to the Contracting Officer (90C), Aleda E. Lutz, VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, Michigan, 48602. Information must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., local time, August 21, 1998. Posted 07/23/98 (W-SN227515). (0204)

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