SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- RFI_Disposable_Gowns - RFI Vendor Response Worksheet
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, DLA Troop Support - Medical, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111-5096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 19111-5096
- Solicitation Number
- RFI_Disposable_Gowns
- Point of Contact
- Mr. David V. Sheaffer, Phone: 210-536-6075, Mr. Joseph N. Winter, Phone: 210-536-6072
- E-Mail Address
-
david.v.sheaffer.ctr@mail.mil, joseph.n.winter.ctr@mail.mil
(david.v.sheaffer.ctr@mail.mil, joseph.n.winter.ctr@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Responses and/or questions to this RFI must be submitted via e-mail to the points of contact listed. E-mail responses should be no larger than 5 megabytes (MB) in size. If larger attachments are required, additional methods to submit responses include: Sending documents separately due to size restrictions, as long as each e-mail indicates how many total e-mails are being sent; or The following website can be used for file transfer: AMRDEC safe site file transfer: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/. The vendors’ responses shall include all detailed information requested in the RFI Vendor Response Worksheet and shall also include: (1) Company name and address; (2) Company POC (Name and Phone Number, Fax Number, and E-mail address); (3) Company website information; and (4) the Company’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. Each RFI response will receive a confirmation e-mail. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Disposable Gowns 1.0Introduction 1.1General. The purpose of this request is to obtain information from industry to support the government's intent to establish a Qualified Supplier List (QSL) for the standardization of Disposable Gowns. This RFI is an invitation to submit to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Division Medical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Office (MMESO) the following: technical information and all related supporting documentation for Disposable Gowns. This request is a market research effort undertaken by the government which will be used for information gathering purposes. The information received may be used for Acquisition Planning purposes and may help define future requirements for the subject item(s). This is not a request for quote or proposal. 1.2RFI Submission Package. Vendors must provide responses to this RFI via the RFI Vendor Response Worksheet and Addendum. Complete answers and all supporting documentation for each product number must be provided with the vendor's response. Responses for each salient characteristic should be in the form of yes, no, or alternate proposal. Although explanatory comments may be provided for all responses, they are required for "no" responses. 2.0Scope Examples of items for this product line could include but are not limited to: Disposable Gowns designed to be worn by clinicians and hospital workers. 3.0Characteristics/Specification Feedback Requested : Respondents are requested to provide information concerning their Disposable Gowns regarding the following questions: 3.1Are your Disposable Gowns manufactured in a TAA compliant country? Please identify the country of origin. 3.2Are your Disposable Gowns products made with natural rubber latex? 3.3Are your Disposable Gowns products FDA approved? Please provide documentation to support approval. 3.4Please indicate AAMI level for your Disposable Gowns products. Please provide manufacturer product/part numbers of Disposable Gowns for each level. 3.5What material(s) is used to make your Disposable Gowns (e.g. SMS)? Please provide manufacturer product/part numbers of Disposable Gowns for each separate material. 3.6Are your Disposable Gowns designed in one color? Multiple colors? Please provide manufacturer product/part numbers of available colors and patterns of your Disposable Gowns. 3.7In what sizes are your Disposable Gowns available? Please provide manufacturer product/part numbers of Disposable Gowns for each size. 3.8Do your Disposable Gowns offer the patient full coverage or open back? 3.9Please provide manufacturer product/part numbers of cuff styles of your Disposable Gown products. 3.10What are the Units of Measure/Units of Issue available for procurement? Please list all forms of packaging available for your Disposable Gowns. (example: 10 ea/10 pk = 100 cs). 3.11Can your Disposable Gowns be disposed of in general waste through routine housekeeping channels? If not, please provide documentation on how your Disposable Gowns should be disposed. 4.0Feedback Requested Please complete the attached RFI Vendor Response Worksheet and Addendum with indicated information about your Disposable Gowns. 4.1Have your Disposable Gowns been subject to any recall(s)? If so, what corrective actions and/or product modifications have been made in response to the recall(s)? 4.2Do you have any emerging Disposable Gowns technology you would like to share? 4.3Please provide any additional information including relative topics outside of the specific information requested which you consider relevant. Any information provided in response to this RFI will be considered and treated as unrestricted information which can be used by the Government in any future planning or acquisitions. All information, comments, and suggestions may be incorporated into future acquisition documents, without identifying the source or obtaining prior approval from the source. 5.0Liability The Government shall not be responsible or liable for any costs incurred by any party in the preparation and submission of any response to this RFI. 6.0RFI Responses 6.1Vendor responses to this RFI must be received by this office no later than 1700 (CDT) on 25 September 2017. 6.2Supporting documentation is required to be provided by the offeror as attachments to this RFI. The RFI Vendor Response Worksheet must be completely filled out and submitted timely along with all supporting material such as but not limited to product catalogs, sale sheets, Training Literature, FDA approval documentation and information, etc. 6.3Responses and/or questions to this RFI must be submitted via e-mail to the points of contact listed below (section 7.0). E-mail responses should be no larger than 5 megabytes (MB) in size. If larger attachments are required, additional methods to submit responses include: 6.3.1Sending documents separately due to size restrictions, as long as each e-mail indicates how many total e-mails are being sent. 6.3.2The following website can be used for file transfer: AMRDEC safe site file transfer: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ 6.4The vendors' responses shall include all detailed information requested in the RFI Vendor Response Worksheet and shall also include: (1) Company name and address; (2) Company POC (Name and Phone Number, Fax Number, and E-mail address); (3) Company website information; and (4) the Company's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. Each RFI response will receive a confirmation e-mail. 6.5Vendor questions regarding this RFI are due no later than 1700 (CDT) on 21 September 2017. 7.0Points of Contact (POCs): Mr. Dave Sheaffer, MMESO South Team Leader, david.v.sheaffer.ctr@mail.mil, 210-536-6075 and Mr. Joe Winter, MMESO South Clinical Analyst, joseph.n.winter.ctr@mail.mil, 210-536-6072.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Medical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Offices (MMESO), 7800 IH-10 West, Suite 220, San Antonio, Texas, 78230-4768, United States
- Zip Code: 78230-4768
- Zip Code: 78230-4768
- Record
- SN04671135-W 20170913/170911232200-34fd3fe74b4a7a5a83148626c517d292 (fbodaily.com)
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