Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

35 -- SPREADER/FEEDER, FOLDER, STACKER SOL RFQ 618-178-99 DUE 092499 POC Carol A. Murphy 612-725-2190 RFQ 618-178-98 issued on September 10, 1999, as a combined synopsis/solicitation for "Spreader/Feeder, Folder, Stacker" is hereby amended. This is Amendment One, dated September 14, 1999. Delete all references to Brand Name Only and insert Brand Name or Equal. Add Line Item Four -- Removal and disposal of existing spreader/feeder, folder, and stacker and installation of new equipment. Add Line Item Five -- Start Up and Training to include operator and maintenance training on all installed new equipment. Note that weekend installation may be required if retrofitting of equal product is required. VA requires delivery of all equipment within 4 to 8 weeks after receipt of order. Equal product must be compatible with existing G. A. Braun flat work ironer and fit into existing space. "Equal" alternative to the brand name units will be considered but must fully comply with the brand name features, i.e. when a characteristic is a design feature, such as size or weight, the "equal" product must meet the requirement; if the characteristic is stated in general terms, the "equal" may be functionally equivalent in meeting that characteristic; if the characteristic is a precise performance feature, the "equal" product must meet the precise requirement. Additional evaluation factors are technical quality and compatibility, technical and operational reliability. Descriptive Literature of products offered must accompany offer and will be used to evaluate offers and establish conformity with requirements. Completeness and sufficiency of descriptive materials submitted will be a determining factor. Add the following clauses: 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal; 852.211-77 Brand Name or Equal. Submit price, descriptive literature, and technical proposals to Carol A. Murphy, Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, Room 4G-107, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. For further information, contact Carol A. Murphy at (612) 725-2190. Date for receipt of offers is extended to September 24, 1999 at 2:30 pm. Posted 09/14/99 (W-SN380144). (0257)

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