VA Medical Center, Attn: Contracting (P4 CONT), 4th Plain Blvd. & St. Johns Road, Vancouver, WA 98661

D -- SOFTWARE AND LICENSING FOR MICROMEDEX PHARMACUETICAL REFERENCING SOL 648-07-00 DUE 112499 POC Julie M. Files, 360-905-1781 E-MAIL: Click here to contract the contracting officer via, julie.files@med.va.gov. The VA Veterans Integrated Services (VISN) 20 Business Network, Vancouver, Washington, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with Micromedex, Inc. for the necessary staff, tools, labor, client software, applets, drivers, etc. required for the Intranet Installation on a VISN 20 server. Software package is to minimally include components known as Dregdex, Emergindex, Posindex, Identidex, Martindale, Tomes, Reprorisk, PDR, Pharmaceutical MSDS, Drug-Reax, CareNotes. VISN 20 Facilities are located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Term of this contract will be from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, with provisions for four one-year options. This procurement is under the authority FAR 6.302. All proposals received within 10 days of the date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may submit an offer for name brand or eqal item. If offering an equal item, please submit literature with your offer by close of business 11/24/99. The SIC Code for this Synopsis is 7375. All requests must be in writing and may be faxed to Attn: Julie Files FAX: 360-905-1797. Posted 11/04/99 (W-SN398383). (0308)

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