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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 02, 2006 FBO #1802
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- Surgical Hand Scrub - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes

Notice Date

10/31/2006
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Southeast Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: MCAA SE, Building 39706, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5650
 

ZIP Code

30905-5650
 

Solicitation Number

W91YTV-07-0002
 

Response Due

11/24/2006
 

Archive Date

1/23/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT David Marana, Research and Development Analyst IV (706) 787-2093. This FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY announcement is a notice that TRICARE Southeast, which includes all DoD (Army, Air Force, Navy) Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina are in the process of standardizing Surgical Hand Scrub - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes Supplies as listed in the subject line above. Compani es who currently possess or are in the process of obtaining a Distribution and Pricing Agreements (DAPAs) with the Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP) for this product are eligible to participate in the standardization process. For additional infor mation on obtaining a DAPA, you may call Ms. Kim Nichols at DSCP at (215) 737-7124. Base company criteria for this product line includes but is not limited to the following: must carry a full line of Surgical Hand Scrub - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes Supplies, must provide customer support in the form of a sales representative for eac h MTF within the TRICARE Southeast Region, must provide clinical support, education programs, and utilization reports, must provide companys return policy, must provide companys distribution network, must be able to provide product to all MTFs within the TRICARE Southeast Region, must provide volume discounts, and must provide electronic and hard-copy of proposed pricing and competitive product cross-reference. Base technical criteria for this product line: 1). Does your company manufacture or distribute a full product line of Surgical Hand Scrub - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes Supplies, to include but not limited to the following: provides at least PVP, CHG, and PCMX antimicrobial solutions for surgical sc rub sinks, provides sterile disposable scrub brushes with and without nail cleaners, provides sterile disposable scrub brushes with and without antimicrobial soap, and provides reusable scrub brushes, etc? 2). If you distribute, please list all types of S urgical Hand Scrub - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes Supplies. 3). Are your products available through the Prime Vendor, Owens & Minor? If not, provide date applied for. 4). Does your company have a DAPA Number? If yes, what is it? If not, provide date a pplied for. 5). Under what brand(s) does your company manufacture or distribute your products? Please specify name brand. 6). Is there any history of backorders and/or recalls for this product group? If yes, please answer the following: Dates and Durat ion, Cause, Resolution. 7). Under what standards are your products manufactured? 8). Has your product been tested according to the FDA Tentative Final Monograph (TFM)? 9). Are instructions for use of this product consistent with Recommendations for Surg ical Hand Antisepsis in the 2002 CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings? 10). Can you provide a complete clinical literature including efficiency kill-rates by a third-party independent lab? 11). Does it meet the Association of periOperat ive Registered Nurses (AORN) Standards for antibacterial soap scrub? 12). Does your product have antimicrobial persistence? If so, what is the ingredient and amount used to achieve antimicrobial persistence? 13). Is your product hypoallergenic 14). A re your dispensers and accessories latex free? 15). Does the package allow for easy, hands-free dispensing? 16). What other methods of dispensing the product do you have available? 17). Does your product require other accessories other than the dispenser s? (i.e. line filters)? 18). Does your product have different dispenser sizes available? 19). Do your product dispensers require special installation? If yes, please describe. 20). Are your product containers designed to prevent topping off? 21). Does your product have a skin conditioner or moisturizer to protect the skin against drying and breakdown? 22). Is your p roduct compatible with iodine, CHG, and latex? 23). Is your product compatible with non-latex gloves? 24). Does your company have MSDS information available for distribution with your product? 25). What types of educational tools or materials do you hav e for this product line? 26). What kind of staff training does your company provide? 27). Does your company provide customer service 24/7? Provide your (1) company name, (2) address, (3) point of contact, (4) 1-800 telephone number, (5) 1-800 fax number, (6) e-mail address, and (7) your DAPA number for the product(s)/product line(s) being offered, and (8) answers to David Marana; david.marana 2@amedd.army.mil. Respondents must provide all written detailed information on the Surgical Hand Scrubs - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes, which clearly outlines and supports/verifies the requirements stated above no later than November 24 2006. Please send your response to this solicitation for Surgical Han Scrubs - Soaps, Foams and Scrub Brushes Supplies to the following: TRI-Service Regional Business Office ATTN: Mr. David Marana TRICARE Southeast Region BLDG 40707, 40th Street, RM 105, Ft. Gordon, GA 30905 (706) 787-2093 FAX: (706)787-1099 All proposals and literature requested must be received by the closing of this announcement, November 24 2006.
 

Place of Performance

Address: TRI SERVICE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL BUSINESS OFFICE ATTN: BLDG 40707 40TH STREET ROOM 105 Fort Gordon GA

Zip Code: 30905-5650

Country: US
 

Record

SN01173692-W 20061102/061101025048 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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