William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Admin Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition & Facilities Planning Service(90C), 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209-1639

W -- MOBILE MRI UNIT SOL RFQ544-074-00 DUE 070500 POC Sandra F Edwards (803) 695-6857 W- Rental or Leasing of Equipment Request for Quotation, Solicitation 544-074-00, due July 5, 2000, 2:00 p.m. local time, is hereby issued for commercial item to be used by the VA and is prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The contractor shall provide to the WJBD VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC for the period July 14, 2000 though August 11, 2000, a .5 Tesla or higher, Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit housed in a maximum trailer size of 10' x 55', to include transportation to and from site, set-up, and maintenance. Vendor must also provide training for VA technical and clinical staff as part of the quoted price. The mobile unit must have an active shield system and gauss line that are contained within the trailer walls. Minimum coils required: 3" & 5" GP, Head, T/L/C Spine, Shoulder, Flex. The system currently being utilized is a GE1.5T. Power requirements must be 480 volt, A.C., 3 phase 125KVA (fused at 150 A). This is an unrestricted procurement. The SIC is 7352 and the Small Business Size Standard is $5 M. Request for a copy of the solicitation must be on company letterhead and faxed to: Sandra F. Edwards, at (803) 695-6781. Posted 06/20/00 (W-SN466421). (0172)

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