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65 -- NOTICE TO INDUSTRY SOL SP0200-95-1005 DUE 032995 POC Contact: LT. Mitchell A. Cooper, MSC, USN Deputy program manager-wholesale defense medical logistics standard Sup port (dmlss) systm phone: 215-737-5721 FAX: (215) 7375555 Notice to industry: As part of the department ofdefense'S continuing efforts to improve efficiency by adoptingindustry practices, the Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC), Philadelphia, announces its intention to phase in the usage of the Health industry business connunications council (hibcc) medical surgical product numbering system for our prime vendor medical surgical program. Over the past 10 years the hibccsurgical program. Over the past 10 years the hibcchas developed A universal product number (upn) which consists of the labeler identification Code (lic) and manufacturers' catalog/reorder number.The plan calls for phase implementation of the numbering system leading to the ultimate goal of barcoding products. This action will facilitate proper and simple productidenttification, ordering and implementation of electronic Commerce in the medical industry. The upn enables standardized product identification beginning at the point of manufacture and carries It through withthe item to its end point of use, greatly increasing the capabilities of electornic Commerce and eliminating redundant cross referencing, to allow the affected Industries time to meet our needs. We plan to phase in the requirement to use the upn according to the following schedule. By January 1996, all manufacturers doing business with DPSC-medicals' primen vendor program and participants in the distribu-tion and pricing agreement (DAPA) program must havethe universal product number in plain text on all products down to and includingthe unit of use level. By January 1997. All manufacturers must have the (hibc upn bar Code on all products down to and including the same unit of use level. To MINIMIZE the financial impact of these requirements, hibcc has agreed to allow the use of the upn in plain text without charge. There will Bea standard charge for use of the bar Code. By January 11996, all distributors doing business with DPSC medicals prime vendor program must accept the upn as the single ordering number for medical/surgical items. DPSC-medical realized fthe challenges involved in adoptingthe upn industry wide and looks Forward to working with industry in overcoming the challenges for our mutualbenefit. We solicit comments from industry concerning our intentions and will accept those comments until March 29, 1995. Please send comments to: Upn coordinatordpsc-MEI 2800 S. 20th Street point of contact: LT. Mitchell A. Cooper, MSC, USN Deputy program manager-wholesaledefense medical logistics standard support (dmlss) systmphone: 215-737-5721 FAX: (215) 737-5555, . All responsible sources may submit offer which DPSC shall consider (0046)

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