65--Lokomat

The Department Of Veterans Affairs, VISN 15 Contracting Office intends to purchase, sole-source, from Hocoma, Inc IAW FAR 6.302-1, 1 each Lokomat robot-assisted physical therapy system. This unit is the only machine (found by this agency) which provides an automated gait orthosis on a treadmill, whereas walking activity can be monitored, there is visualized performance feedback, and gait patterns and guidance force are individually adjustable to the patient's needs. Hocoma Inc is the sole source manufacturer with no distributors in the USA for the Wound Vac. This is for the VA Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. Any contractor who wishes to offer their products in response to this sole-source announcement must submit their technical data to support their claim no later than November 19, 2008. A fax or e-mail response will be accepted. Fax number is 913-758-6495. The Contracting Office address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Section (10N15-90), 4101 S. 4th Street Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS. 66048-5055. E-mail address is [email protected]. Point of contact is Mr. Donald Denno, 913-758-6408.