Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53295

53 -- PURCHASE OF RAT HOUSING UNITS SOL RFQ 69D-286-99 DUE 051499 POC Thomas Lundgren, Contracting Officer, (414) 902-5422 The Great Lakes Acquisition Center intends to issue a Sole Source procurement from Allentown Caging Equipment Co. Inc. to purchase Rat Housing Units used in research for the VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI. The Rat Housing Units must be compatible with the existing Edstrom Watering System. Electronic solicitation may be obtained at no cost from the following: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at the URL. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. If you are downloading the solicitation and would like to be included on the bidders mailing list, please email the Contracting Officer with your company name, point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number to Thomas.Lundgren@med.va.gov. Requests for a hard copy solicitation must be in writing and accompanied by a non-refundable check for $5.00 payable to the Department of Veterans Affairs. No telephone requests will be accepted. Posted 05/04/99 (W-SN327418). (0124)

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