Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

65 -- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SOL 541-248-98 DUE 092398 POC Marilyn E. Scheck (440) 838-6088 The VA Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio proposes to enter a contract for laboratory equipment. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies/services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Request For Quotations (RFQ) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06. This procurement is set-aside for small businesses and the SIC Code is 5047 and the small business size standard is 100 employees or less. The following equipment is required: Item 0001 -- Force Moment Sensor, MDL 160M50A-L100C 150L950 ISO9409-1, 100mm Bolt Pattern, includes 25' Sensor Cable -- Qty 2 EA; Item 0002 -- Receiver/Processor for ISA (IBM-AT) Bus Computer -- Qty 7 EA; Item 0003 -- Sensors W/Integral Electronics, MDL 100M40, 100 pound capacity, Bolt Patterns ISO-63mm -- Qty 5 EA. Equipment shall be delivered FOB Destination to Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, Case Western Reserve, University West Building, 11000 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44106. Delivery shall be within 3 months from date of award. Contractor shall submit with their offer information required in provisions 52.212-1, a completed copy of 52.212-3 and the certification required in 852.219-70. Quotations shall be received by 9/25/98 at 4:30 p.m. local time. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 852.219-70 Veteran-Owned Small Business; 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, excluding paragraph (h) and (I); 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and conditions to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items, including clauses incorporated by reference under Section (b) (6) through (11) and (15); and 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals. Posted 09/19/98 (W-SN251944). (0262)

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