Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130

R -- MERGING OF MEDICAL RECORDS SOL 523-36-00 DUE 052500 POC Michael Kennison E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, michael.kennison@med.va.gov. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System intends to negotiate a sole source contract for service to collect, transport, collate and enter medical records into a terminal digit location with Northeast Archives, 225 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), the Government is negotiating directly with Northeast Archives to perform this service as they currently are storing some records and the costs attributable to transport are not expected to be recovered through competition. Anticipated date of award is May 25, 2000. This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation will be made available. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within 10 days of this publication. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Contracting Officer may be contacted by e-mail at michael.kennison@med.va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. See Numbered Notes 1 and 22. Posted 05/08/00 (W-SN452382). (0129)

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