Chief, Acquisition & Materiel Mgt. Svc., VA Medical Center, 17273 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601

Q -- MRI EXAMINATION SERVICES SOL RFP 538-17-96 DUE 032896 POC Contact Point, Joyce Andrews, (614)772-7013, Contracting Officer, Sharon Kempton, (614)772-7011 This is a notice of intent that this VA Medical Center intends to negotiate with Medical Center Hospital, 272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, Ohio, to furnish MRI examination services to VA beneficiaries at the contractor's facility for a one-year period. Interested firms are invited to submit a response within 15 calendar days after initial publication of this notice. Responses to this notice will be used to determine whether competition exists and whether a formal Request For Proposals is appropriate. If no responses are submitted within 15 calendar days of this notice, this VA Medical Center will negotiate directly with Medical Center Hospital. No telephone requests will be accepted. FAX requests are acceptable. FAX No. 614-772-7008. See Numbered Note 22. (0038)

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