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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 15, 2007 FBO #1907
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65 -- Standardization of Pregnancy Test Kits for TRICARE Pacific Region, a military integrated delivery network (IDN), comprised of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps medical treatment facilities in Hawaii, Guam, Korea, Japan, and Okinawa

Notice Date

2/13/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

423450 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

Pacific Regional Contr Ofc TAMC, ATTN: MCAA PC BLDG 160, 160 Krukowski Road, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000
 

ZIP Code

96859-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W81K02-07-T-3003
 

Response Due

3/7/2007
 

Archive Date

5/6/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

A. General Information TRICARE Pacific Region, a military integrated delivery network, comprised of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps medical treatment facilities in Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Okinawa, and Korea announces a Request for Regional Incentive Agreement Quotation (RFRIAQ) for the standardization of Pregnancy Test Kits. The major facilities in the area include but are not limited to Tripler Army Medical Center, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, 121st Combat Support Hospital Seoul, 374th Medical Group, Yokota AB, and 18th Medical Group Kadena AB. This procurement is part of the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program executed by the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Directorate of Medical Materiel. In order to participate your company must have a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) and a separate commercial agreement with the Prime Vendors for the program. This is pursuant to the DAPA clause by which DAPA holders agree to the Standardization process and to allow Prime Vendors to distribute their items. This is a supplement to the Prime Vendor Program and it is not a contract. For additional information regarding DSCPs Prime vendor program please access our web site at https://dmmonline.dscp.dla.mil The TRBO will provide anticipated volume (quantity) based on historical usage/forecasted requirements. The agreement will be for a base period of two (2) years (24 months) from date of award with three (3) 12-month option periods. Anticipated award date is December 2007. The evaluation will be based on clinical, technical, and pricing factors. The award will be determined utilizing Best value/ trade off criteria. Point of Contact Susan Hwang, 808-433-3686, susan.hwang@amedd.army.mil B. Products & Performance Required The Pacific Region is seeking product line items in the category of Pregnancy Test Kits. The estimated total volume for this region for this product line is $27,048.00 this is based on historical prime vendor sales for a 12-month period. At the request of the Pacific Region Military Treatment Facilities vendors will provide on-site support and in-servicing, educational resources and tools for clinical use of the product, conversion information, prime vendor order numbers, MSDS information, and itemization of the brands, types and packaging information of the products offered by the vendor. C. Instructions to Offerors If you are interested in participating in this standardization initiative, email your (1) Company name and address, (2) POC (Name and Phone Number, Fax Number, and E-mail address) to susan.hwang@amedd.army.mil This process will include vendor requirements of electronic responses to technical criteria, no charge samples for clinical evaluation, and submission of electronic best price offers. D. Evaluation Criteria The Tri-Service Product Review Board (TPRB) is the governing board of the standardization process. This board includes clinicians and logisticians from all of the Military Treatment Facilities within the Pacific Region. They are the decision makers for thi s initiative. Vendors will be required to provide responses to the technical criteria. The TPRB will review the responses and determine acceptability. Following acceptability of the technical criteria, the TPRB will request samples from the product group to be clinicall y evaluated at select Military Treatment Facilities. Clinical factors will be weighted more heavily than price. Pricing will be evaluated based on best value to the government and will be based on a committed volume for a two-year period with possible one- year option periods (not to exceed 5 years). 1. Technical Criteria Evaluation The TPRB will review the following technical criteria responses from each vendor and determine acceptability: 1. Does your company manufacture and/or distribute a complete line of pregnancy test kits? 2. Are your produ cts available through the Prime Vendor, Cardinal Health? 3. What is your DAPA number for this product line? 4. Under what brand(s) does your company manufacture or distribute your product? 5. Under what standards is your product manufactured? 6. Under what regulatory and/or advisory agency are your products classified? Are your products approved by these agencies? 7. Please provide a list of the products your company offers for this product line. 8. Are your products latex free? 9. What sizes of containers/dispensers are available? 10. What method does your company recommend for storage of the products? 11. Are your products recyclable and/or environmentally friendly to discard? 12. What types of educational tools or materials do you have for this product line? 13. What kind of staff training does your company provide? 14. Does your company provide 24/7 customer service? 15. Is there any history of backorders, recalls, and/or adverse events for this product line? If yes, please provide dates and duration, cause, and resolution 16. Does your company have a literature review and/or College of American Pathologist proficiency test results? If so please attach. 17. Is your product FDA approved for laboratory use with serum and urine? 18. Is your product designed to keep the technician safe from Blood Bourne Pathogen exposures? 19. How many days after conception can your test detect human chorionic gonadotropin? 20. What is the level of sensitivity and specificity for serum and urine and how does it correlate with quantitative data? 21. How many steps are required to perform your test? 22. How long does it take to get results? 23. Do your kits have controls that prevent interference from other substances in the specimen? 24. What is your rate of false positive and false negative results? 25. Does your kit contain all the supplies needed to perform a test? 26. How is your product packaged? 27. What is the shelf life of your product? 28. Can your product be stored at room temperature? 29. Is the use and function of the product easily identifiable on the packaging? 30. What method of disposal does your company recommend for this product once it has been used? 2. Clinical Criteria Evaluation A Clinical Product Team (CPT) comprised of medical professionals from several disciplines will evaluate the products based upon on the following evaluation criteria to determine acceptability. Acceptability is considered a total average score of 3.75 or ab ove. All criteria is weighted equally. 1. Test instructions are easy to read and follow 2. The product is easy to use 3. The results are easy to read 4. The results are rapid (within 3-5 minutes) and accurate
 

Place of Performance

Address: Pacific Regional Contr Ofc TAMC ATTN: MCAA PC BLDG 160, 160 Krukowski Road Honolulu HI

Zip Code: 96859-5000

Country: US
 

Record

SN01231431-W 20070215/070213221047 (fbodaily.com)
 

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