Central Contracting Office MEDCOM, ATTN MCAA C, 2107 17th Street, Building 4197, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5069

75 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR PROCUREMENT OF OFFICE SUPPLIES DUE 022400 POC Contact Annette Gremmer, 210-221-4916/Contracting Officer, Shirley Tolbert, 210-221-3716!! E-MAIL: shirley.tolbert@cen.amedd.army.mil, annette.gremmer@cen.amedd.army.mil. SUBJECT: OFFICE SUPPLIES POC CONTRACT SPECIALIST: ANNETTE GREMMER (210) 221-4916 CONTRACTING OFFICER: SHIRLEY TOLBERT (210) 221-3716 (SITE CODE DADA10) DESCRIPTION: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION This is a Request for Information (RFI) from potential sources capable of providing office supplies to an initial 43 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) throughout the Great Plains Region Medical Command and potentially expanding to all Department of Defense and other Government Agencies throughout the Continental United States. A pre-priced Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is anticipated being awarded for the ordering of various office supplies. To Streamline the ordering process a web-based application must be available for all customers that will provide protection of transmitted data and provide customers the ability to electronically order all items under this agreement. The Government is looking for suggestions and/or ideas for the most effective way to structure a BPA. The Government is interested in the following capabilities: commercially available office supplies, brand name or generic (to include support of mandatory supply sources-National Institute for the Blind/Severely Handicapped); standard commercial pricing less applied discount (single discount or multiple discounts depending on type of items ordered); sliding scale discount based on volume over life of BPA; online ordering; capability of routing request to approval authority prior to placing order; at a minimum provide payment of items by Visa/MasterCard credit card; ability to identify authorized customers against this account; feed-back analysis and capability to sort by customer; ability to provide historical data; ability to indicate multiple delivery addresses within one order; availability of items in stock, "fill or kill" (no partial deliveries/no substitutions); delivery time; shipping costs for routine and expedited deliveries; ability to customize and display an on-line catalog applicable only to this agreement. Interested contractors are encouraged to provide their questions, comments or suggestions in writing by Thursday, February 24, 2000, 4:00 PM Central Standard Time. Responses must be submitted by email, fax or mail to MEDCOM Contracting Center. Email address: Annette.Gremmer@cen.amedd.army.mil or Shirley.Tolbert@cen.amedd.army.mil; Fax #: (210) 221-5402/4430; Mailing Address: MEDCOM CONTRACTING CENTER, ATTN MCAA-C-MSS, Annette Gremmer, 2107 17th Street, Bldg. 4197, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5015. There is the possibility that the Government will have face-to-face discussions with all contractors submitting a response. All interested sources will be notified accordingly by MEDCOM Contracting Center personnel to schedule a day and time for discussions. Posted 02/15/00 (W-SN425563). (0046)

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