Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

K -- UPGRADE OF EXISTING EMS HARDWARE SOL 549-33-99 DUE 020999 POC John Mraz 903/583-6270 The Department of Veterans Affairs, North texas Health Care System intends to procure "Sole Source" from Siemens Building Technologies, Irving, TX the upgrade of existing EMS hardware to support the installation of Apogee software and to make all hardware and software in the Landis EMS system Y2K compliant. This is a "Notice of Intent" and not an advertisement for competitive proposals. Since a written solicitation shall not be issued, interested parties must furnish wriiten proof of their capability to perform contract work before the VA will issue a solicitation for a competitive procurement. If no responses are received by 02/09/99 the contract shall be awarded to the named source. Posted 01/26/99 (W-SN291453). (0026)

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