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65 -- MEDICAL SUPPLIES SOL N0016899RC02LL5 POC Sharon C. Steiner, Contracting Officer The National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), Bethesda, MD intends to award a sole-source procurement to ACS Guidant for various ACS RX Multi-Link Duet Coronary Stents -- 29 each, various sizes. (Cardiac Cath Lab) Must be FDA approved for stenting De Novo (abrupt closure) native coronary arteries. Available in 2.5mm, 3.0mm, 3.5mm,4.0mm. diameter, various lengths 8, 13, 18, 23 and 28mm. Available mounted on a high pressure balloon in both rapid exchange and over-the-wire delivery systems. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Posted 07/29/99 (W-SN360367). (0210)

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