Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206-1499

65 -- VITEK REAGENTS SOL 603-19-95 DUE 033095 POC Contact Point, Marsha Caudill, (502)894-6113 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisville, KY requires name brand or equal for the following Vitek Identification Systems and Antibiotic Sensitivity Cards: GPI #V1305; GNI #1306; NHI #1308; YBC #V1303; GNS-F4 #V2757; GNS-F5 #V2758; GPS-TA #V3631; and GPS-SA #V3601. If no offers are received by 4:30 p.m. local time 4/17/95, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a contract to Vitek Systems Inc., P.O. Box 42016, Hazelwood, MO 63042. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond tothe requirement or submit proposals. However, all proposals received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No bid packages available. See numbered Note 22. (0059)

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