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66 -- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 626-22-98-jo DUE 021398 POC Jack Oakes (90C) 615/327-5311 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's E-Mail Address, OAKES,CLARENCE_E_ JR@NASHVILLE.VA.GOV. This is a Notice Of Intent to award a sole source contract to CYTYC Corporation for the CYTYC ThinPrep 2000 Processor for use in our Cytology Laboratory. This system must include at a minimum the ThinPrep 2000 processor; twelve month warranty; ThinPrep training class for one cytotechnologist and one pathologist; Gynecologic ThinPrep Pap test package with supplies for 500 tests (500 Gyn TransCyt clear filters, 600 vials of PreservCyt Solution for the ThinPrep Pap test, 8, gross boxes of ThinPrep Microscope slides, 600 Collection Devices); Non-Gynecologic PreservCyt Solution (2 boxes of 50 vials); Non-Gyn TransCyt blue filters (1 box of 100 blue filters); CytoLyt solution( 1 box of 4, 32oz bottles); and ThinPrep Microscope slides (1 box of gross). Basic features of this system are its capability to automatically prepare slides from non-gynecologic samples such as urines, body fluids, fine needle aspirates, etc., using proprietary dispersion, filtration and cell transfer technologies. This dispersion action homogenizes the cell population within the sample vial, breaks up mucus and large sheets of cells while maintaining diagnostic clusters. The filtration process produces a cleaner background for viewing the diagnostic cells then automatically transfers a thin, uniform layer of cells on the glass slide in a 20mm circle in an area ten times greater than that of known cytocentrifugation methods, reducing the number of slides needed per case. This Notice Of Intent is not a Request For Competitive Proposal or Quotation and no solicitation document exists. Information received as a result of this synoposis will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses received will be fully considered by this medical center and they must furnish all descriptive literature and technical data sheets necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics/requirements of this advertisement. Failure to provide this information will cause your response to be rejected as nonresponsive. See Note 22 (0016)

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