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65 -- SUTURES ABSORABLE, SURGICAL SOL SP0200-96-1006 DUE 052696 POC Contact: POC: Maureen Keating, Contracting Officer, tele 215-737-5772 FAX 215-737-5555 This Broad agency announcement (BAA is restricted to domestic sources who are either planned producers, or intend to become planned producers, for the meical items listed below. The Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) seeks the demonstration of unique and innovative concept papers regarding the availability of planned defense items during mobilization or congingencies for nationalemergency, humanitarian actions and when otherwiseauthorized. Specifically, the DPSC wishes to maintain and/or expand a viable industrial base with sufficient sustainment capability to meet DOD requirements for planned producer items. Concept papers are sought for, but are not limited to, the following list of planned items; sutures, absorable, surgicalsutures, nonabsorable, surgicalstapler, surgical, disposablestapler, surgical (with replacment cartridges) clip hemostatic, surgicalforceps, hemostatic clip, surgical implant mesh, surgicalmesh, surgical drainage unit pleural cavityligature umbilicalpledget, suture, surgicalguide, suture, surgical sustainment is considered to be the on going resupply of materiel to forces deployed to meet mobilizaiton or contingencies for national emergency, and humaitarianactions. The objective are to devellop new strategies utilizing advanced manufacturing and inventory management techniques to improve the ability of the industrial base to respond to increased customer demands and to effectively reduce the overall COST to the Government to ensure the availability of, and accessto, 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; optimal responsiveness to high-volume requirement for each of those items; and a minimumof up-front predelivery Government expenditure. This announcement also seeks electronic solutions to achieve a paperless purchasing, inventory management and distribution process for planned producer defense. The sustainment program covers medical plannef producer items and items needed for Personnel support and Military-uniquemedical items needed to support deployed troops. The program focuses on two Main areas: Electornic Commerce and the concept paper itself. Electronic Commerce improves the acquistition and distribution process and is a combination of barcoding, universal product number (upn), and electronic data interchange (EDI). EDI is the computer to computer or computerto-Van transmission of business data in ANSI X12 format. In response to this Broad agency announcement, conceptppaers submitted Wil be individually evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) sustainment capability. A planned producer'S capability to meet Government'ssustainment requirements for the range of planneditems. Manufacturer'S ability to supply quantities to DOD WH;ich are in esxcess of their normal production capability to distribute large volumes of medical/ surgical items in a timely manner will be considered.2) financial commitment. Planned producers must demonstrate how inventories will be managed to handle sustainment items. How Stock will be rotated to ensure the dating of Commercial material will be within the guidelines of comercially accetable business practices. DOD is prepared to invest funds to procure Stock or or components to be Held and rotated at the plannedproducer'S facility to ensure timely delivery of quantities sufficient to meet the services' delilvery sustainment needs. Planned producers are required to MINIMIZE DOD;S financial commitment to support increased inventory levels or contingency arrangements. Those sources Willing to make a significant financial investment will be considered more favorably than those that require significant Government assistance.3) product range. Planned producers ability to cover a wide range of planned items will be evaluated.4) mangement/distribution system. Manufacturers proposing innovative approcaches in the areas ofstocking, asset visibility, ordering, and distribution will be favorably considered. Upon receipt and evaluation of concept papers, DPSC may decide to award contracts to those interested sources who have submitted IDEAS which appear to be strategically advantageous todpsc. Planned producers are not competing against each other, but rather are attempting to demonstrate that their proposed approach has potential application to the DPSC coporate mission requirements. The decision to award would be based on the technical merit of individual concepts (I.E., viability, compatiibilitywith our strategic objectives, and value of expectedbenefits); sustainment capability; financial commitment; product range; and management/distribution system. Concept papers may be submitted by interested sources at any time whil the Broad agency announcement is ineffect. During the effective period of this BAA, respondents may submit more than one concept paper to address altlernative concepts or additional planned item items not previously submitted for consideration. Pleasesubmit the first concept paper 60 calendar days from the date of this announcement. Submit concept papers to: DPSC mrii (medical readiness) Attn: Maureen Keating, Contracting Officer 2800 south 20th streetphiladelphia, PA 19145 faxed concept papers will not be accepted. After assessing the merits of concept papers received by the planned producers, participation will be restricted to those planned producers, participation will be restricted to those firms who, after evaluation of concept papers, present an immediate oportunity to gain experience in one or more areas of the overall program objective for purposes of enhancing, maintaining, and expanding the industrial baseformobilization or contingency purposes. Contracts may be negotiated with one or more sources capable of providing product in sustainment level quantities used during negotiations. A Long term stable business relationship with planned producers is anticipated. Therefore, a contract with a base year and 9 option years would be proposed. Discussions concerning the technical aspects of the proposed concepts will be strictly controlled to ensure Government Personnel do not 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 measurable program objectives and contractor reporting requirements which will be used to monitor progress and assess the probability of Long term success of the business proactices being applied. This BAA will remain open until rescinded by DPSC. All discussions and inquires concerning this announcement submitted concept papers shall only be conducted through the point of contact in thisannouncement. POC: Maureen Keating, Contracting OFFCR, tele 215-737-5772 medical readiness FAX 215-737-5555 DPSC mrii. All responsible sources may submit offer which DPSC shall consider(0106)

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