Department of Veterans Affairs, Contracting Officer (670 90A), Va Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210-2799

65 -- COMPUTED DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM SOL 670-20-98 DUE 031698 POC Sheila Smith, 315-476-7461, x-3601 The VA Heathcare Network Upstate New York at Syracuse intends to make a sole source award for the acquisition of a Computed Dental Radiography (CDR) System to include one each of the following: CDR kit (Single User System without the PC), CDR Cam (Camera kit), CDR Pan (Panoramic kit), Sensors (Size 0, 1 and 2), and SONY UP-D890 Printer. The Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition is FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Negotiations will be held directly with the manufacturer of this equipment, Schick Technologies, Inc., 31-00 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested parties shall submit information identifying clear and convincing documentation including pricing for like or similar products. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Quotations received will normally be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation document is available. Responses referencing # 670-20-98 must be faxed no later than 8 AM EST on March 16, 1998, to (315) 477-4508. (0063)

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