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65 -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT-ORTHOPEDIC SOL SP0200-96-1001 DUE 051896 POC Contact: POC: Contracting Officer, Maureen Keating, on tele 215-737-5772, FAX 215-737-5555 This Broad gency announcement (BAA) is restricted to domestic sources who are either planned producers, or intend to become planned producers, for the medical item (S) lissted below. The Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) seeks the demonstration of unique and innovative concept papers regarding the availability of planned defense items during the mobilization or contingencies for nationalemergency, humanitarian actions and when otherwiseauthorized. Specifically, the DPSC wishes to maintainand/or expand a viable industrial base with sufficient ssustainment capability to meet DOD requirements for planned producer items. Concept papers are sought for, but are not limited to, the following list of planned It orthopedic supplies including: Cement, Bone, surgical fixation device, external, Rod, connecting clamp, external fixation, ball joint, external fixation, tractor, Bone pin, trapezoidal frame, pin, wristfixation, soft goods, braces, straps, supports, splints, trauma products, maxillary facial devices, cast products, stockinets, blade Bone saw, wax Bone, sustainment is considered to be the on going resupply of materiel to forces deployed to meet mobilization or contingencies for national emergency, and humaintarianactions. The objectives are to develop new strategies utilizing advanced manufacturing and inventory management techniques to improve the ability of the industrial base to repond to changes in the customer demand and to effectively reduce the overall COST to sufficient quantities of planned defense items. DPSC is looking for coverage on the broadest possible range of planned items; accurate on-line, inventory visibility of that range of items; optimalresponsiveness to a high volume requirement for each of those items; and a minimum of up-front predeliveryGovernment expenditure. This announcement also seeks electronic solutions to achieve a paperless purchasing inventory management and distribution process for planned items in support of national defense. The sustainment program covers medical planned producer items and items needed for Personnel support andmilitary-unique medicdal items needed tosupportdeployed troops. The programfocuses on TOW mainideas: Electornic Commerce and the concept paperitself. Electronic Commerce improves the acquisition and distribution process and is a combination ofbarcoding, universal product number (upn), and electronic data interchange (EDI). EDI is the computer to computer or computeer-to Van transmission of business data in ANSI X12 format. In response to this Broad agency announcement, concept papers submitted will be individually evaluated on the on the following criteria: 1) sustainmentcapability. A planned producer'S capability to meet Government'S sustainment requirements for the range of planned items. Manufacturers' ability to supply quantities to DOD which are in excess of their normal production capability will be evaluated. Only those firms which demonstrate capability Wil beevaluated. Only those firms which demonstrate capability to distribute large volumes of medical surgical items in a timely manner Wil be considered.2) financial commitment. Planned producers must demonstrate how inventories will be managed to ensure the dating of Commercial material will be within the guidelines of commercially acceptable businesspractices. DOD is prepared to invest funds to procure Stock or components to be Held and rotated at the planned producer'S facility to ensure timely delivery of quantities sufficient to meet the services: Sustainmentneeds. Planned produceers are required to minimizedod'S financial commitment to support increased inventory levels or contingency arrangements. Those sources Willing to make significant financialinventment will be considered more faborably than sources that require significant Governmentassistance. 3) product range. Planned producers ability to cover a wide range of planned items will be evaluated. 4) a wide range of planned items will be evaluated. 4) management/distribution system. Manufacturers proposing innovative approaches in the areas stocking, asset visibility, ordering, and distribution will be favorably considered. Upon recept and evaluation of concept papers, DPSC may decide to award contracts to those interested sources who have submmitted IDEAS which appear to be strategically advantageous to DPSC. IDEAS which appear to be strategically advantageous to DPSC. Planned producers are not competing against ecah other, but but rather are attempting to demonstrate that their proposed approach has potential application to the DPSC corporate mission requirements. The decision to award would be based on the technical merit ofindividaul concepts (I.E., viability, compatibilitywooith our strategic objectives. And value of expected benefits); sustainment capability; financialcommitment; product range, and mangement/distributionsystem. Concept papers may be submitted by interested sources at any time while the Broad agency announcement is in effect. During the effective period of this BAA, responsdents may submit more than one concept paper to address alternative concepts or additional planned items not previously submitted for consideration. Please submit more than one concept paper to address alternativ previously submitted for consideration. Please submit the first concept paper 60 calendar days from the date of this announcement. Submit conceptppers to: DPSC mrii (medical readiness), Attn: Maureen Keating, Contracting Officer,2800 south Street Bldg 9-4-F, Philadelphia, PA 19145, faxed concept papers Wil not be accepted. After assessing the merits of concept papers received by the planned producers, participation will be restricted to those firms who, after evalution of concept papers present an immediate opportunity to gain experience in one or more areas of the overall program objective for purpose of enhancing, maintaining, and expanding the industrial base for mobilization or contingency purposes. Contract may be negotiated with one or more sources capable of providing products in sustainment leval quantities used duriing negotiations. A Long term stable business relationship with planned producers is anticipated. Therefore, a contract with a base year and 9 option years is proposed. Discussions concerning the technical aspects of the proposed concepts will be strictly controlled to ensure Government Personnel do nt disclose information to any firm which might help improve the technical quality of their submission or provide specific details of technological approaches which have been submitted by planned producers on the same item(S). Contracts awarded to test concepts proposed under this BAA will specify measurableprogram objectives and contractor reporting reauirements which will be used to mnitor progress and assess the probability of Long term success of the business practices being applied. This BAA will remain open until rescinded by DPSC. All discussions, inquires and any submissions relative to this announcement shall only be conducted through the point of contact in this announcement. POC: Maureen Keating, Contracting Officer, tele 215-737-5772/ FAX-215-737-5555, medical readiness DPSC-mrii. All responsible sources may submit offer which DPSC shall consider(0079)

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