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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 27, 2002 FBO #0146
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- Sources sought for the product line of Hospital Quality Bed Pillows.

Notice Date

4/25/2002
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Great Plains Regional Contracting Ofc, ATTN: MCAA GP L31 9V, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200
 

ZIP Code

78234-6200
 

Solicitation Number

25APR02
 

Response Due

5/26/2002
 

Archive Date

6/25/2002
 

Point of Contact

Tracy Garcia, 210-916-2902
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to Great Plains Regional Contracting Ofc
(tracy.garcia@amedd.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA This FedBizOps announcement is a notice that TriCare Region 6, 7, & 8 which includes all military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF?s) in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Idaho, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Dako ta, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming are in the standardization process for the product lines of hospital quality bed pillows. The intent of the standardization program is to establish regionally preferred sources for hospital su pply items to standardize purchasing of products for these MTF?s. Clinical Product Teams (CPT) will evaluate this product line. Teams are composed of physicians, nurses and clinicians who have expertise and knowledge of the products. They will review an d technically evaluate any samples submitted. TriCare Region 6, 7 and 8 deems the CPT members to be medical experts. Therefore, they are qualified to determine which products are acceptable. Companies interested in having their items evaluated for possi ble inclusion in the standardization process should carefully review the item requirements. They are as follows: 1.) Standard pillow size (range between 18 to 20 inches by 24 to 27 inches) 2.) Pillow is breathable 3.) Pillow is stain resistant 4.) Pillow is fluid resistant 5.) Pillow is hypoallergenic 6.) Pillow has anti-microbial properties 7.) Pillow can be wiped clean 8.) Pillow is flame resistant 9.) Pillow is latex free 10.) The supplier has an extended product line 11.) The supplier can provide in-s ervice training as necessary 12.) The supplier can provide and assist in a plan of conversion as needed. This is not a Request for Proposal; the purpose of the sources sought notice is to seek commercial sources that will meet the US Government requiremen ts. Suppliers must be Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) holders and will be required to provide clinical samples at no cost to the government. If your company currently holds a DAPA for this Medical/Surgical Product Line, your company is eligible to participate in the standardization process. If your company is not a current DAPA holder for this product line, you are still eligible to participate in the standardization process for these regions by contacting the Defense Support Center-Philadelphi a (DSCP). Please contact the DAPA contracting officer, Mr. Lou Jennings at (215) 737-2125 for assistance. Your company can be considered for standardization once DAPA paperwork is pending at DSCP. Distribution of this product will be accomplished throu gh the regional prime vendor (Allegiance) consistent with the DAPA. After you have notified the Tri-service Regional Business Office (TRBO) that your company wishes to participate, or that your DAPA application is pending with DSCP, your company will be n otified prior to the start of the standardization process for this Product Line. If your company can provide any of these items, please forward the product descriptions and any corresponding product literature to: TRICARE Regional Business Office, Suite 315 7800 IH 10 West, San Antonio, TX. 78230. Please include a cover letter identifying a point of contact in case we have any questions regarding the product. If the CPT recommends a company, the Tri-service Regional Business Office may request sales data. This information will be treated as propri etary and not releasable. Companies not submitting samples by the above date may be eliminated from consideration. To participate, please contact the identified Research and Development Analyst electronically with your company?s name, point of contact, and phone/fax number. For q uestions please contact Pat Flowers, Research and Development Analyst, at (210) 292-4337 or send an e-mail message to pat.flowers@tricaresw.af.mil
 

Place of Performance

Address: Great Plains Regional Contracting Ofc ATTN: MCAA GP L31 9V, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive Fort Sam Houston TX

Zip Code: 78234-6200

Country: US
 

Record

SN00066339-W 20020427/020425213421 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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