66 -- LABORATORY INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS (LIDS) ELECTRONIC CATALOG (ECAT)

Notice Date

June 21, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Directorate of Medical Materiel, Bldg 6, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111

ZIP Code

19111

Solicitation Number

SP0200-01-R-5011

Point of Contact

Nancy Martin 215-737-8908 or Barbara Mozzachio 215-737-7729

Description

In response to solicitation number SP0200-01-R-5011, DSCP intends to award Firm Fixed Price (with Economic Price Adjustment [EPA]) Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery type contract(s) for the supply of laboratory items. Any resultant contract will contain a base period plus four one-year option periods for a total of 60 months. The Laboratory concept covers all types of laboratory ware and supplies that are used in Government Research Centers, Hospitals and Laboratory Clinics. All items are either brand name specific or generic commercial products. The laboratory program applies to Government facilities worldwide. A brief description of the program follows: DSCP intends to provide our customers with a viable commercial-based delivery program for laboratory supplies. The purpose is to maintain an industry standard "Just-In-Time"(JIT) inventory approach for any or all laboratory ware/supplies. The objective of the LIDS is to develop a "Total Catalog/Total Delivered Price" ordering, payment and administration of lab ware and lab supplies. The program will provide DoD customers total access to product in peacetime and mobilization, improve the industry's ability to provide nearly all products under one contracting arrangement and significantly improve industry's ability to respond quickly to a wide range and type of military mobilization and deployments. As part of your response to the solicitation you will be required to submit a catalog which will be published on a DSCP System known as ECAT. The catalog must reflect total delivered price. Total delivered price is defined as total cost of item inclusive of transportation and distribution costs. There will be two communication strategies available for ECAT, Web Supplier Interface or American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X12 EDI standards. You will have to be capable of doing one or the other. This synopsis notice will be amended at a future date to provide a closing date for responses to the solicitation. If interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation, please contact Nancy Martin, 215-737-8908, Barbara Mozzachio,215-737-7729 or Kathy Vallejo, 215-737-2159 in order to have your name included on the bidder's mailing list. When calling please have the following information available: Company Name Company Address Point of Contact Phone Number Fascimile Number Email Code Size of Business Distributor and/or Manufacturer

Record

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