Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

65 -- PNEUMATIC POWER EQUIPMENT SOL 549-98-RFQ-162 DUE 090498 POC Susan Lam (214) 302-6816 The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) intends to award a contract for Pneumatic Power Equipment to be used in bone surgeries for heavy to delicate maxilo facial bones to 3M Surgical Instruments, 17132 Pullman Street, Irvine, CA 92614. The equipment must be compatible with the 3M Air System, must be upgradable, attachments must be interchangeable and the system must be air driven. At a minimum, the operating pressure will be 620-760kPa (90-110psi) and the forward and reverse drive is 0-1100 rpm. Equipment to be procured will consist of two each of the following items: 1) Mini-Driver hand piece w/10' hose; 2) Jacobs Chuck Attachment "; 3) Small Jacobs Chuck Attachment w/key; 4) Automatic Wire Driver attachment; 5) ASIF/AO Twist Drill Chuck Attachment; 6) High Torque Jacobs Chuck Attachment; 7) Automatic Pin Driver Attachment; 8) Sagittal Saw Attachment w/wrench; 9) Large Autoclave case; 10) Maxi Driver Air Hand piece w/10" hose; 11) Jacobs Chuck Attachment w/key; 12) Automatic Pin Driver Attachment; 13) Hudson Chuck Attachment; 14) Hudson Reamer Driver Attachment; 15) Oscillating Saw Attachment; 16) Hudson to " Jacobs Chuck Adapter; 17) Hudson to Zimmer Chuck Adapter; 18) Hudson to ASIF/AO Twist Drill Adapter; 19) Hudson to ASIF/AO Chuck Adapter; and 20) Deluxe Autoclave Case. Contractor will be responsible for all components in the equipment. Contractors who believe they can furnish this type of equipment, are invited to submit, in writing, documentation of their capability, which shall include literature and/or brochures. This information will be used to evaluate and determine competitiveness. If no requests for solicitations are received, the VANTHCS will proceed with negotiations for a sole source award with 3M. All requests for a solicitation must be received in writing on company letterhead, by September 4, 1998. Requests may be faxed to (214) 372-7066. SIC Code: 5047. No phone requests will be accepted. Posted 08/25/98 (W-SN241369). (0237)

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