SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- : Catheter Securement Devices
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic, ATTN: MCAA NA Bldg T20, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5000
- ZIP Code
- 20307-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W91YTZ-05-A-TRBO
- Response Due
- 7/8/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/6/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Military Hospitals- (Army, Navy, and Air Force) TRICARE Region Europe is considering standardizing and establishing a Regional Incentive Agreement (s) (RIA (s) for Catheter Securement Devices. This is not a request for bids but an invitation to part icipate in a product line review process that will result in a selection of vendor(s) to provide this product line to MTFs within the European Region. Vendors must be able to provide a full line of product and meet regional product volume requirements; pr ovide representatives and product for vendor demonstrations at no charge to the government; and conduct product in-services for medical facility staff as needed. MILITARY HOSPITALS - TRICARE Europe Region, a military integrated delivery network, comprised of Army, Navy and Air Force medical facilities in Iceland, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey. CATEGORY: Catheter Securement Devices POINTS OF CONTACT: Tri-Service Regional Business Office, TRICARE Region Europe. VIA Email: To Primary POC - marcee.whisenant@hbg.amedd.army.mil (team Clinical Consultant 001-49-6221-438797) Alternate POC - tracy.martin-tilgh@na.amedd.army.mil (team logistician phone 2 02-782-3663 or fax 202-782-4071) Response is needed no later than COB 8 July 2005. ELIGIBILITY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. A list of clinical criteria and instructions will be provided to vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers who are willing to participate. These vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers must be holders of a Distribution And Pricing Agreement (DAPA) with the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), distribute products through the DSCP Prime Vendor (PV) program, and carry a full line of product for the items being considered. A company must be a DAPA Holder to participate in our standardization process. Fo r additional information on DAPA, you may call Mr. John Charalabidis at the Defense Supply Center-Philadelphia at (215) 737-7124. Please respond by e-mail: marcee.whisenant@hbg.amedd.army.mil and provide your (1) company name, (2) address, (3) point of contact, (4) telephone number, (5) fax number, (6) e-mail address, and (7) your DAPA number for the product(s)/product line(s) being offered, (8) and answers to the below listed questions no later than July 8, 2005. Also, please send your product literature on Catheter Securement Devices by July 8, 2005 to: USA MEDDAC- Heidelberg Tri-Service Regional Business Office (TRBO) Marcee Whisenant CMR 442 Box 226 APO AE 09042 The review process leading to a selection of vendor (s) upon which to standardize will take into consideration, but not be limited to, the following technical aspects that must be addressed and answered: 1. Vendor Name and Address 2. Vendor has DAPA Account or is eligible for application for DAPA? 3. What is your DAPA Number? 4. Are your products on the Federal Supply Schedule? 5. Vendor has distribution agreement with Prime Vendor Owens and Minor. 6. Is your company a Manufacturer or a distributor of this product line? 7. Vendor is able to service the entire region to include MTFs in Germany, Italy, Spain, Iceland, Turkey, Portugal and England (all products will be provided through the Prime Vendor, Owens and Minor). 8. Under what brand(s) does your company manufacture / distribute product? 9. List the industry production standards used in manufacturing this product. 10. Have there been safety alerts issued by any governmental or accreditation agencies regarding the safety of your products 11. Vendor offers comprehensive educational resources and tools and literature for clinical application of Catheter Securement Devices. 12. Vendor has capability, and will perform, on-site staff development and in-service visits to Germany, Italy, Spain, Iceland, Turkey, Portugal and England if necessary. 13. Any history of backorders and/or recalls for this product group? If yes, please answer: Dates and duration Cause Resolution 14. Vendor can describe the professional industrial production standards utilized in the manufacturing of the Catheter Securement Devices and the adhesive. 15. Vendor manufacturers a specific catheter securement device for Naso-Gastric Tubes? 16. Vendor manufacturers a specific catheter securement device for Foley Catheters? 17. Vendor manufactures a specific catheter securement device for PICC or CVP or Swan-Ganz lines? 18. Vendor manufacturers a specific catheter securement device for J-tubes or Gastrostomy tubes? 19. Vendor manufacturers a specific catheter securement device for Pediatric patients? 20. Vendor manufacturers a specific catheter securement device for Dialysis patients? 21. Vendor manufacturers a specific catheter securement device for Epidural catheters? 22. Vendor provides specific instructions for the replacement time and frequency for the catheter securement device for both Pediatric and Adult patients. 23. Vendor will provide a description of the adhesive used in all of their catheter securement devices. 24. Vendor will provide clear and concise instructions on the recommended method of removal of the catheter securement device from the patient. 25. Describe method of differentiating sizes. 26. Describe your return goods policy. 27. Primary Point of Contact for Government Business? 28. Does your company provide customer service 24/7? Customer Service Number(s): Name of Product Representative for each account: 29. Primary Item Product Number / Catalogue Number? 30. Length of time product has been on the market? 31. Cross references available to competitive products? 32. Are your products latex free?
- Place of Performance
- Address: USA MEDDAC- Heidelberg, Tri-Service Regional Business Office ATTN: Marcee Whisenant, CMR 442, Box 226 APO AE
- Zip Code: 09042
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 09042
- Record
- SN00838091-W 20050630/050628212357 (fbodaily.com)
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