Department of Veterans Affairs, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Acquisition Division (90C), 650 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012-1892

65 -- ROBOTIC DRUG DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DUE 091198 POC Margaret M. Cook 602-222-6405 The Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center is seeking potential sources that can provide a Robot-Rx and AccuDose cabinets or their equals. Robot-Rx from Mckesson Automated Healthcare is a centralized, robotic drug distribution system that automates the storage, dispensing, returning, restocking and crediting of bar coded unit dose inpatient medications. Accu Dose from McKesson Automated Healthcare is an electronic medication dispensing cabinet that interfaces and is compatible with the Robot-Rx software. This Connect-Rx software which resides in the Robot-Rx will enable the Robot-Rx to automatically receive orders from the Accu Dose cabinets and dispense drugs necessary to restock them. This is NOT, REPEAT, IS NOT a request for proposal. No solicitation package shall be issued. The Government will not respond to ANY request for a solicitation package in response to this request of identifying potential sources. This announcement is for the sole purpose of identifying potential sources. This announcement doesnot commit the Government to make an award. Please forward all commerical descriptive literature and commercial price lists to: Margaret M. Cook (90C), Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, 650 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012. Posted 09/02/98 (W-SN244775). (0245)

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