SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- MEDICAL/SURGICAL TAPE and SKIN CLOSURE STRIPS
- 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-T9017
- 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 that TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8 which includes 46 Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming are initiating the standardization process for the product line of MEDICAL/SURGICAL TAPE and SKIN CLOSURE STRIPS. The intent of this standardization is to establish regional ly 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 Teams (CPTs) will evaluate this product line. CPTs are composed of healthcare workers who have expertise and knowledge of the product. They will review and technically evaluate the products submitted. TRICARE Region 6, 7 & 8 deems the CPT members 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. Companies interested in having their products evaluated for possible inclusion in the standardization process shou ld carefully review the stated requirements below. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS are as follows: 1) Company provides a full line of MEDICAL/SURGICAL TAPE and SKIN CLOSURE STRIP products to include cloth, silk, silk-like, transparent, paper, porous, waterproof an d foam tapes. 2) Is product hypoallergenic? 3) Does paper tear easily? 4) Is the product latex free? 5) Is product breathable? 6) Will the company provide volume discounts and support a return goods policy? 7) Will the company provide and assist in a plan of implementation, including a conversion chart to show competitors like items? If your company currently holds a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) for the Medical-Surgical product line for MEDICAL/SURGICAL TAPE and SKIN CLOSURE STRIPS, you r company is eligible to participate in this standardization effort for this region. If your company is not a current DAPA holder for this product line, you may be eligible to participate in the standardization effort for this region by contacting the Defe nse Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP), Mr. John Charalabidis at (215) 737-7124 or e-mail at (john.charalabidis@dla.mil) to apply for a DAPA. Your company can be considered once DAPA paperwork is pending at DSCP. Distribution of these products for the MTFs will be accomplished through Cardinal Health, the DoD Medical-Surgical Prime Vendor for Region 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 this pr oducts, please forward literature 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 recommends 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 evaluati ons at no cost to the government. To participate, contact Sarah L. Allen no later than April 28, 2006 at (210) 916-6348 or email: Sarah.Allen@amedd.army.mil. or mail to the Tri-Service Regional Business Office, ATTN: TRBO/Sarah Allen, Bldg 3600, Room L34-1 A, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. Please include a cover letter identifying a point of contact for questions regarding your product, as well as your company name, address and phone/fax number. Electronic (e-mail) communication is pre ferred. 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
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/MEDCOM/DADA09/DADA09-06-T9017/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
- Zip Code: 78234-6200
- Record
- SN01021643-F 20060407/060405221611 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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