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65 -- MEDICAL/SURGICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES SOL RFQ-CC-00-12 DUE 081700 POC Clifford Ross-301-402-0608 E-MAIL: click here to contact C. Ross via e-mail, cross@cc.nih.gov. The Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center is the Clinical research Facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Clinical Center (CC) provider patient care service, training and the environment in which NIH Clinicians Scientists Creatively translate emerging knowledge into better understanding, detection, treatment and prevention of human disease. The Clinical Center is the Nation's foremost federally funded biomedical research institution. It is comprised of twenty-four (24) Institutes and Centers. The CC is the onsite hospital for the NIH campus, providing full support for Clinical research in inpatient and outpatient settings. The Clinical Center facility comprises more than three million square feet of Clinical, laboratory, and administrative space with the capacity to serve three hundred and fifty (350) inpatients participating in research studies at the NIH. In three year, this inpatient space will move to a new facility that is currently under construction. As a federally funded facility continuous effort is made to use the financial resources of the Clinical Center to acquire the needed products, equipment and services at the best possible prices. The accquisition staff is therefore looking to form partnerships with a limited numbers of companies capable of providing timely deliveries of products and services at the best possible advantage, cost/price considered to the hospital. It is expected that for this request for quote, a limited number of blanket purchase agreements will be issued for certain medical/surgical supplies. Performance measures will be a key factor in the issuance and continuation of all agreements. Firms responding should indicate their business/economic classification. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this project is 5047. The following descriptions of the needed items are: cat#9458 General Endoscopy Drape, Distr: Allegiance Medical; Skin Biopsy Punch Kit; mfgr: "Accupunch" Pediatric Spinal Needle 22ga. x1-1/2", 22ga x 2-1/2" and 22ga x 3-1/2",reg. Bevel; mfgr: Becton-Dickinson; cat#64092P38 Shower Slippers/w treaded sole to prevent falling in the shower/tub; cat#92039 Micro-cool Gown, disp. Mfr. Kimberely Clark; sizes: x-lge, x-lge Reinforced, lge. Reinforce. Source having the capabilities necessary to meet the above requirements are invited to submit quotations for all or part of the brand name items specified in this announcement with information demonstrating the capability to supply ordered quantities within 48 hrs if needed. Entire quantities will not be delivered at one time. Orders will be placed on an as needed basic. The Closing date for submission of written response is August 17, 2000. All submissions must be transmitted in written form. E-mail or Fax documents are acceptable. For future reference, we are also interested in any alternate or equal products that may be available. We encourage submission of information on those with the understanding that they will be analyzed and evaluated for future consideration. All questions, concerns and information about specification are to be directed to Clifford B Ross at the address listed in the synopsis, Via e-mail at cross@cc.nih.gov phone# (301) 402-0608 or fax (301) 435-8675. Posted 07/27/00 (W-SN479253). (0209)

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