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

65 -- DRUGS OF ABUSE ASSAY KITS SOL RFQ-618-46-01-LK DUE 092000 POC Linda M. Kelly (612) 725-2183 The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veterans Drive (90C), Minneapolis, MN, 55417 has a requirement for Assay Kits, Calibrators and Controls for Drugs of Abuse (DAU) for use by our SAMSHA (NIDA) Certified Laboratory. All assay kits, calibrators and controls must be compatible for use on Boehringer-Mannheim Hitachi-911 equipment. A firm-fixed price contract will be awarded to the offeror providing the best value to the government. It is anticipated that a contract with a Base Year and three Option Years will be awarded. RFQ-618-46-01-LK has been assigned to this solicitation and bid documents will be available on or about August 28, 2000. Solicitation and award procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulations FAR 12 and FAR 13 will be followed for this procurement. FSC Group 6550 applies and the small business size standard is NAICS code 325413 (formerly SIC 2835), "In Vitro and In Vivo Diagnostic Substances" with a small business size standard of 500 employees or less. This procurement is 100% SET-ASIDE for Small Businesses ONLY. Interested parties may request bid documents in writing at the address above or by FAX (612) 725-2072. Response to solicitation will be due by September 19, 2000. See Note No. 1. Posted 08/23/00 (W-SN489381). (0236)

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