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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 12,1999 PSA#2408Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center, P.O. Box
76, Bldg. 37, Hines, IL 60141-0076 65 -- DENTAL PRIME DISTRIBUTOR MARKET RESEARCH POC Allan Gilmour (708)
786-5175 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via,
Allan.Gilmour@med.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA)
Dental User Group is currently in the process of standardizing dental
products purchased by VA. Also, the group is currently conducting
market research to determine the feasibility of one contractor
providing a broad range of dental products as a Prime Distributor. As
part of this research, the Dental User Group is requesting that all
interested vendors make preliminary presentations on September 22,
1999, at Hines, Illinois. The presentations should last no more 20
minutes, which will be immediately followed a 15-20 minute question and
answer period. The topics the participating vendors should cover are:
(1) National Distribution capabilities. (2) Delivery time & fill rates.
(3) Electronic ordering capabilities and interaction with the VA's
software. A) Fill rate. B) Delivery schedule. C) Status of product
availability. D) Reports -- Detailed procurement history. E) Credit
card / EDI capability. F) Detailed transaction of ordering process. G)
UPN cabability. (4) Product Line (Catalogs suggested). (5) Past
experiences. (6) Expired items policy and exchange of non-expired
items. If you are interested in making a presentation or desire more
information, please contact me at (708) 786-5175 no later than August
27, 1999. Posted 08/10/99 (W-SN365588). (0222) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0382 19990812\65-0009.SOL)
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