--EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FOR SEIMENS GAMMA CAMERA

The US Army Medical Command Southeast Region has a requirement maintanenc on Siemans Gamma Camara. The Government intends to award a sole source purchase order for this requirement. The suggested contractor is Siemens Medical Solutions DBA Nuclea r Systems group, 51 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355-1406. A gamma camera is a device used in nuclear medical imaging also known as nuclear medicine, to view and analyse images of the human body of the distribution of medically injected, inhale d, or ingested gamma ray emitting radionuclides. A gamma camera consists of one or more flat crystal planes or, detectors, optically coupled to an array of photomultiplier tubes, the assembly is known as a head, mounted on a gantry. The gantry is connec ted to a computer system that both controls the operation of the camera as well as acquisition and storage of acquired images. This is not a request for proposal. However, companies that can provide an equal product must submit their technical capabili ties to include technical specifications of their product, past performance information, price and delivery time. This information will be reviewed by the Government technical representatives for consideration for future requirements.