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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 07, 2006 FBO #1593
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- INSPIRATORY EXERCISERS (Incentive Spirometers)

Notice Date

4/5/2006
 

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

DADA09-06-T9012
 

Response Due

4/28/2006
 

Archive Date

6/27/2006
 

Point of Contact

kevin.w.hill1, 210-916-6289
 

E-Mail Address

Great Plains Regional Contracting Ofc
(kevin.w.hill1@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Federal Business Opportunity Announcement is notice the TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8 which includes 46 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming are initiating the standardization process for the product line of INSPIRATORY EXERCISERS. The intent of this standardization is to establish regionally preferred sources for hospital supply items and to standardize purchasing of these products for the MTFs. Additional TRICARE Regions may elect to join after the award. Clinical Product Team (CPTs) will evaluate this product line. CPTs are composed of Physicians, Nurses, Physician Assistants , Nurse Practitioners, Medical Technicians, Infection Control Officers and other clinicians who have expertise and knowledge of the of the products. They will review and technically evaluate the products submitted. TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8 deems the CPT m embers to be medical experts. Therefore, they are qualified to determine which products are acceptable. Their recommendation can be accomplished by literature review, presentation, demonstration or clinical evaluation. Review the DMMonline website @ http s: //dmmonline.dscp.dla.mil/standardization to learn more about the Regional Standardization Program. Vendors interested in having their products evaluated for possible inclusion in the standardization process should carefully review the stated requirement s below. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS for INSPIRATORY EXERCISERS include but are not limited to the following. 1) Must provide adult and pediatric sizes in the appropriate volumes. 2) Units must be fully assembled and ready for use. 3) Patient teaching packet must be included with each unit. 4) Each unit must have adjustable patient settings with easy to read incremental markings. 5) Models must have one way valves. 6) Units must have universal graphics or color coding to indicate acceptable therapeutic range. 7) Must have supplemental oxygen port. 8) Must be latex free. If your company currently holds a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) for the Medical-Surgical product line for Inspiratory Exercisers your company is eligible to participate in the standardization effort for this region. If your company is not a current DAPA holder for this product line, you may still be eligible to participate in this standardization effort for this region by contacting the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (D SCP), Mr. John Charalabidis at (215) 737-7124 or e-mail (John.Charalabidis@dla.mil) to apply for a DAPA. Your company may be considered once DAPA paperwork is pending at DSCP. Distribution of these products for the MTFs will be accomplished through Cardina l Health, the DoD Medical-Surgical Prime Vendor for Regions 6, 7 & 8. After you have notified the POC of your intent to participate, the POC will advise you of the next steps to take. If your company can provide any of these products, please forward litera ture of all items available from your company that meet the product descriptions above and any corresponding product literature no later than April 28, 2006. Those companies that do not reply by this date may be eliminated from consideration. If the CPT re commends a company, the TRBO may request sales data to facilitate a conversion plan. This information will be treated as proprietary and not releasable. Suppliers may be required to provide product samples for clinical evaluations at no cost to the governm ent. To participate, Contact Jim Quinn no later than April 28, 2006, at (210) 916-6309 or email: james.quinn@amedd.army.mil or by mail to the Tri-Service Regional Business Office, ATTN: TRBO/Jim Quinn, Bldg 3600, Room L34-1A, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. Please include a cover letter identifying your company POC for questions regarding your product as well as your company name, address and phone/fax number. Electronic (e-mail) communication is preferred. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-APR-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/MEDCOM/DADA09/DADA09-06-T9012/listing.html)
 

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

SN01021638-F 20060407/060405221608 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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