Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53295

J -- MAINTENANCE OF AGFA PACS SOL 69D-314-00 DUE 071300 POC Michael Cunningham, Contracting Officer, 414-902-5407 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, michael.cunningham@med.va.gov. The US Dept of Veterans Affairs is planning to negotiate a sole source contract with the AGFA Division of Bayer Corp for maintenance and repair of the AGFA Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) at the VA Medical Centers in Iron Mountain MI, Tomah and Milwaukee WI, and North Chicago and Hines IL, for the period 7/16/00 -- 7/15/01, plus four, one-year, options to renew. This system enables all these medical centers to do remote, electronic access of patient imaging studies at all sites and to do remote diagnosis and electronic transfer of the studies between each site. This is considered to be a sole source because the technology is so new and complex, because the system is still being configured and upgraded, because maintenance manuals have not yet been completed, and because of the criticality of the system, which the VA must be able to access 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, in order to do patient diagnoses. Due to these factors, only the manufacturer, AGFA, can reasonably be expected to have the necessary expertise to repair and maintain this system. Other sources who believe they have the capability to repair and maintain this system must furnish information about their capabilities, including references, to this office by no later than 4:30 PM on July 13, 2000. Information may be faxed to: 414-902-5440. Posted 07/06/00 (W-SN471938). (0188)

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