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J -- ON-SITE REMEDIAL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES OF DOD OWNED EQUIPMENT DUE 011599 POC Contracting Officer Karen Place, O2W1.2, or Kip Ryan, 02W1.2R, (202) 433-0943 WEB: Click here to receive solicitation information., http://www.nor.fisc.navy.mil/contracts/solicitations/default.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, kipchoge_ryan@fmso.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Washington Detachement, intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Philips Medical Systems, 7600-G Boston Blvd., Springfield, VA 22153 for the preventative maintenance, unlimited service calls, parts, labor and technical assistance for the Philips manufactured BH3000 Bi-Plane Cardiovascular X-RAY System with Inturis for Cardiology Network located at the Naval Medical Information Management Center in Bethesda, MD. The SIC Code for these services is determined to be 7699. The contract will have one base year, four option years, and the option to extend services for an additional six months clause (FAR 52.217-8). The expected services to commence date is 01 March 1999. The sole source contract to Philips is necessary because no other know vendors possess the proprietary information associated with the equipment and software. See Notes 22 and 26. Posted 11/20/98 (W-SN273651). (0324)

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