SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Allograft Tissues
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- 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-15-T-X170
- Response Due
- 8/20/2015
- Archive Date
- 10/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Eric Jones, 703-806-0170
- E-Mail Address
-
Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic
(eric.g.jones28.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Regional Health Contracting Office- Atlantic is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources necessary to provide tissue grafts for in-depth sports injuries for the Keller Army Community Hospital,900 Washington Road, West Point, NY 10996 over a 5-year period. When responding, please submit capability statements that confirm that the following minimum specifications are met: 1.Graft Types: a.Ligament Reconstruction: anterior tibialis tendon, posterior tibialis tendon, semitendinosis tendon, gracilis tendon, patella bone-tendon-bone, achilles tendon b.Meniscus and Cartilage: Graft matching services with patient-specific anatomically matched allografts to include: medial and lateral knee meniscus, distal femoral osteochondral graft, patella osteochondral graft, and trochlea osteochondral graft. c.Insrument set: For osteochondral grafts, instrument set must be provided to hospital as part of the surgical package when graft is accepted. d.Bone grafts and bone void fillers: cancellous bone chips, demineralized bone matrix, structural allografts, deformity correction allografts, biologic scaffolds 2.Regulatory: Conform or exceed the standards of tissue banking set by the Food and Drug Agency (FDA) and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). 3.Age Criteria: a.Soft tissue grafts - age limit of 65 years old b.Osteochondral allograft - age limit of 45 years old 4.Cancer: Does not accept donors with cancer. Limited exceptions for in-situ cancer of the cervix and basal cell carcinoma, if surgically removed and no reoccurrence in six months. 5.Graft Processing: Does not use radiation or harsh chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide. 6.Domestic Donors: All domestically distributed tissues are recovered from domestic donors only. 7.Donor Screening: Does not accept donors deferred for any medical reason by any other tissue bank. 8.Infection: Does not accept a donor with any evidence of active, systemic infection, or in which infection was the cause of death or a contributing factor in the death. 9.End Stage renal disease/chronic dialysis: Reject all musculoskeletal donors with ESRD due to the potential impact on bone and soft tissue quality. Reject all donors with a history of chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. 10.Steroids: Since steroid use can affect tissue quality and safety, reject all potential donors treated with a dose greater than 20 mg/day for more than 30 days. 11.Illegal Drugs: No IV drug use within five years of death, reject non-IV quote mark street drugs quote mark such as cocaine or methamphetamines within 12 months of death. Also, reject potential donors with drug-seeking behaviors, such as a history of stealing drugs or purchasing narcotic drugs. 12.High-Risk Behavior: Donors are rejected for history for sex with at-risk partners, active STDs, pedophilia and other at risk behaviors. Incarceration history is reviewed for duration, cause, and by type of institution. 13.Osteoporosis: Reject all donors with a confirmed diagnosis as well as those being treated with bisphosphonates. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not const tute a request for proposals; submission of any informationin response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. After results of this market research are obtained, the Regional Health Contracting Office- Atlantic may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two responsible, qualified respondents are classified as small business described herein, then any competitive procurement solicited by the Regional Health Contracting Office-Atlantic will be done as a small business set- aside. The Regional Health Contracting Office-Atlantic is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including small businesses. Companies that can provide the equipment are requested to email a detailed report describing their abilities to eric.g.jones28.civ@mail.mil no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. The report should include achievable qualifications and any other information relevant to your service or capabilities. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of the company, POC name, phone number, address and emailaddress; 2. NAICS code;3. Descibe the experience your company has in managing similar program(s). 4. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum requirements and finalizing its market research. Point of Contact Eric G. Jones, Email: eric.g.jones28.civ@mail.mil, 703-806-0170 Contracting Office Address: Regional Health Contracting Office- Atlantic, Army Health Contracting Activity, US Army Medical Command, 6011 5th Street, Buildinog 1469, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 Place of Perfonnance: Keller Army Community Hospital,900 Washington Road, West Point, NY 10996
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/MEDCOM/DADA15/W91YTZ-15-T-X170/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Keller Army Community Hospital 900 Washington Road West Point NY
- Zip Code: 10996
- Zip Code: 10996
- Record
- SN03841561-W 20150819/150817234941-f5afa073dd1a20bd1653649ceddeeb6c (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |