Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

65 -- COMPUTER AUTOMATED DRUG DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SOL RFP 618-51-96 DUE 011096 POC Contact Point, KELLY, LINDA, (612)725-2183, Contracting Officer, KELLY, LINDA, (612)725-2183, Additional Contact, AGRIMSON, DANIEL, (612)725-2178 Under Statutory Authority 41 USC 253(c)(1) the VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN is entering into sole source negotiations with Pyxis Corporation of San Diego, CA for a Computer Automated Unit Dose Drug Distribution system. The VA is currently using the Pyxis 1000 Medstation on one ward and will upgrade that system to a Pyxis 1000-RX and will expand system usage to sixteen additional wards. After reviewing various manufacturers systems in response to June 1995 CBD for sources sought, it is believed that only the Pyxis Medstation-RX System can meet the VA's minimum requirements which include the following: provide a computer operated unit dose RX system that will provide single dose dispensing so that due to security reasons only one medication will be accessible at a time; provide a documentation system for charting medications; system must have the ability to integrate with the VA's DHCP computer system for patient profile and ADT; provide computerized inventory accountability. See Note 22. (0332)

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