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

65 -- HITACHI 911 REAGENTS SOL RFQ 618-88-00-LK DUE 010600 POC Linda Kelly 612-725-2183 The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veterans Drive (90C), Minneapolis, MN, 55417 has a requirement for reagents and expendable supplies for use with the VA owned Boehringer Mannheim Hitachi-911 Random Access Chemistry Analyzer. All reagents must be compatible for use on the Hitachi 911 instrumentation and must provide the highest level of precision available for testing in order to meet certification requirements of the laboratory. A Base Year with two Option Years not to exceed a three year contract will be awarded. RFQ-618-88-00-LK has been assigned and it is anticipated that bid documents will be available on or about December 15, 1999. Federal Acquisition Regulations under FAR 12 and FAR 13 will be followed in this procurement. FSC Code 65 applies. The Small Business Size Standard is SIC 2835 for 500 employees. Posted 12/10/99 (W-SN407747). (0344)

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