Division Engineer, US Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, ATTN: CEHND- CT-B/Bliss P. O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301 Street Address: 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

J -- MAINTENANCE SERVICE SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SOL DACA87-95-R-0095 DUE 091395 POC Contracting Officer, J. R. Larkin, 205-895-1131; Contract Specialist, Donna Bliss, 205-895-1138. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a sole source contract to General Electric Medical Systems for a maintenance service support agreement, to include 2 option years, for a GE Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner System (model 9800) and a GE Gamma Scintillation Imaging Camera (model 400AC/T). The maintenance service support for the Gamma Camera shall require unlimited repair (to include all parts, labor and travel, as well as, emergency repairs 7 days per week) and semi-annual preventive maintenance and calibraton. The contractor shall provided installation of any/all engineering changes or design improvements recommended or required by the manufacturer of the equipment and utilize only repair parts approved or certified by the equipment manufacturer. Maintenance service support for the CT Scanner shall require unlimited repair (to include all parts, tubes, labor, and travel), preventive maintenance, and calibration. The contractor shall provide telediagnostic capabilities 24 hours per day, Monday through Friday, as well as, between the hours of 0830 and 1730 (CST) on weekends and holidays. Telediagnostic services shall include, but not be limited to, remote detection and correction of software/program errors and remote diagnosis of system status, operator errors and equipment faults. The contractor shall provide, at no additional cost to the Government, the necessary hardware, software, and literature to allow for the accomplishment of telediagnosis of system status and system faults. Note: Telediagnostic in this context refers to the lining of a diagnostic computer system at a remote location with the computed tomography system itself. This is not a formal solicitation. The synopsis of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for proposals/offers. Contractors who can provide the required maintenance service support are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response which includes, as a minimum, information regarding the proposed services, applicable pricing data, and any additional information indicating a bona fide ability to meet the specific requirements. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis, and all such responses will be considered by the Agency. If no written responses are received within 15 calendar days, a sole source contract will be issued. See Note 22. (0199)

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