Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53295

65 -- NORLAND TABLETOP CT SCANNER SOL 69d-077-99 DUE 082098 POC Michael Cunningham, Contracting Officer, 414-904-5407 The US Dept of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, is planning to negotiate a sole source contract with Norland Medical Systems for the purchase of the Norland XCT Research SA, Peripheral Computed Tomography (pQCT) Bone Densitometry Instrument to be delivered to the Research Dept at the Hines, IL VA Hospital. Norland is the only company in the US that sells a tabletop CT Scanner specifically designed to image small animal bones with low dose, high resolution, and software analysis package. It is specifically designed to measure changes in bone. No other CT Scanner for use in the US is capable of quantifying changes in small animal bones. Other sources who believe they can supply product information to the office by 8/20/98. Information may be faxed to 414-902-5440. Posted 08/10/98 (W-SN234737). (0222)

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