Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System (663/90C), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108

65 -- DRI REAGENTS SOL 663-26-99 POC Susan Cowin, Contracting Officer, (206)764-2508 The VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Diagnostic Reagents, Inc., 601 California Ave, Sunnyvale, California, to procure the following liquid, ready-to-use reagents for use on the Model 288 Blood Gas System: (1) 0018, Monoclonal Amphetamine, 500 ML bottle, 4 kt/yr (2) 0226, Barbiturates, 500 ML bottle, 4 kt/yr (3) 0186, Cannabinoids, 500 ML bottle, 7 kt/yr (4) 0056, Cocaine, 500 ML bottle, 7 kt/yr (5) 0038, Ethyl Alcohol, 500 JL bottle, 6 kt/yr (6) 0136, Opiates, 500 ML bottle, 8 kt/yr (7) 1128, Serum Tricyclics, 25 ML bottle, 8 kt/yr (9) 0040, Benzodiazepines 500 ML bottle, 8 kt/yr (10) 0034, Low Urine (-) Calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 6 kt/yr (11) 0322, Low Urine A Calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 10 kt/yr (12) 0241, Alcohol Calibrator 100 MG, 5 ML bottle, 10 kt/yr (13) 0965, Tricyclics No. 2 calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 4 kt/yr (14) 0032, THC Negative Calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 4 kt/yr (15) 0235, THC 20 NG Calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 4 kt/yr (16) 0042, THC 50 NG Calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 4 kt/yr (17) 0044, THC 100 NG Calibrator, 5 ML bottle, 6 kt/yr. No substitution will be accepted. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities to respond to the requirement. This notice is not a request for competitive quote, however responses submitted to the Contracting Officer identified above on or before January 15, 1999, close-of-business, will be evaluated. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 12/17/98 (W-SN281602). (0351)

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