SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Needle_Acupuncture - RFI Vendor Response Package Worksheet
- Notice Date
- 11/17/2017
- 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_Needle_Acupuncture
- Point of Contact
- Mr. David V. Sheaffer, Phone: 210-536-6075, Mr. Joseph N. Winter, Phone: 210-536-6072
- E-Mail Address
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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
- Complete answers and all supporting documentation must be provided with the vendor’s submittal by the response date stated in the RFI notification. Vendor must provide responses to the Sources Sought notification via the RFI Vendor Response Package Worksheet. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Needle Acupuncture 1.Introduction 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 Acupuncture Needles. 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 Acupuncture Needles. 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. Complete answers and all supporting documentation 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.Scope Examples of items for this product line could include but are not limited to: Acupuncture Needles intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. 3.Characteristics/Specification Feedback Requested: Respondents are requested to provide information concerning their Acupuncture Needles, Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles, and Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles. 3.1Do you manufacture and/or distribute Acupuncture Needles, Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles and Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles? Acupuncture Needles 3.2Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured in a Trade Agreement Act (TAA) compliant country? Please identify the country of origin. 3.3Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured without natural rubber latex? 3.4Are your Acupuncture Needles compliant with the special controls listed within CFR Title 21, Volume 8 section 880.5580? 3.5Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured and labeled as a single use item? 3.6Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured and labeled as a sterile item? 3.7Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines? 3.8Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured in compliance with AAMI guidelines? 3.9Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured in compliance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9002 standard? 3.10Are your Acupuncture Needles manufactured in compliance with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines? 3.11Are your Acupuncture Needles length and diameter identified on the product packaging? 3.12Are your Acupuncture Needles packaged with a guide tube? 3.13Can you provide Acupuncture Needles manufactured with a handle made of plastic? 3.13.1Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.10 mm with length of 15 mm? 3.13.2Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.12 mm with lengths of 15 mm, 30 mm, and 40 mm? 3.13.3Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.14 mm with lengths of 15 mm, 30 mm, and 40 mm? 3.13.4Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.16 mm with lengths of 15 mm, 30 mm, and 40 mm? 3.13.5Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.18 mm with lengths of 15 mm, 30 mm, and 40 mm? 3.13.6Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.20 mm with lengths of 30 mm, 40 mm, and 50 mm? 3.13.7Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.23 mm with lengths of 30 mm, 40 mm, and 50 mm? 3.13.8Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.25 mm with lengths of 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, and 60 mm? 3.13.9Are your plastic handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.30 mm with lengths of 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, and 60 mm? 3.14Can you provide Acupuncture Needles manufactured with a metal spring type handle? 3.14.1Are your metal spring type handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.20 mm with lengths of 30 mm and 40 mm? 3.14.2Are your metal spring type handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.23 mm with lengths of 30 mm and 40 mm? 3.14.3Are your metal spring type handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.25 mm with lengths of 30 mm, 40 mm, and 60 mm? 3.14.4Are your metal spring type handled Acupuncture Needles available in diameter of 0.30 mm with length of 60 mm? Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles 3.15Are your Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles manufactured in a TAA compliant country? Please identify the country of origin. 3.16Are your Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles manufactured without natural rubber latex? 3.17Are your Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles manufactured with hypoallergenic adhesive tape? 3.18Are your Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles manufactured with a gauge of 0.20 mm? 3.19Are your Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles manufactured with lengths of 0.3 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.9 mm, 1.2 mm, and 1.5 mm? 3.20Are your Auricular Press Acupuncture Needles manufactured so that each length is associated with its own distinct color (color coded based on length)? Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles 3.21Are your Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles manufactured in a TAA compliant country? Please identify the country of origin. 3.22Are your Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles manufactured without natural rubber latex? 3.23Are your Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles manufactured in stainless steel? 3.24Are your Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles manufactured in gold/gold film coating? 3.25Are your Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles distributed with an application tube with magnetic tablet? 3.26Are your Semi-Permanent Auricular Acupuncture Needles distributed with a needle injector with guide and plunger? 4.Feedback Requested Please complete the attached RFI Vendor Response Worksheet with indicated information about your Acupuncture Needles. 4.1Have your Acupuncture Needles 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 Acupuncture Needle 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.Liability 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.RFI Responses 6.1Vendor responses to this RFI must be received by this office no later than 1700 (CST) on 08 December 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 (para 7). 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 (CST) on 06 December 2017. 7.Points 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, United States
- Zip Code: 78230
- Zip Code: 78230
- Record
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