Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Contracting Officer (90C), 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39216-5199

65 -- ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS/INSTRUMENTATION SOL 586-20-00 DUE 090999 POC Lessa Hanbury (601)364-1365 WEB: G V (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Lessa.Hanbury@med.va.gov. E-MAIL: Orthopedic implants/instrumentation, hanbury,lessa@jackson.va.gov. The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Dr., Jackson, MS intends to negotiate sole source with Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. to provide a consignment agreement for Orthopedic implants/instrumentation for the period 11/1/99 -- 10/31/2000 with two (2) renewable 1-year option years. This is not a small business set-aside. Solicitation to release on or about 8/23/99. Requests for solicitation must be in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. Fax number is (601) 364-1346. The award of this solicitation is subject to the availability of funding. Posted 08/20/99 (W-SN370449). (0232)

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