65--Arthroscopic Instruments and Orthopedic Consumables

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound will be soliciting for one firm to provide arthroscopic instruments and orthopedic consumables, Brand Name Arthrex or Equal, various quantities, in support of U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan. This acquisition will be solicited on an unrestricted basis. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound. A single award will be made for all line items. Terms will be F.O.B. Origin via Naval Operational Logistics Support Center (NOLSC). It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted to the NECO website on or about 17 Sep 2014 with proposals due on or about 30 Sep 2014. Period of Performance for these supplies is October 2014 through September 2015 with quarterly deliveries. A Firm-Fixed Price Supply type contract will be awarded in accordance with FAR Part 12 and Subpart 13.5, Commercial and Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by FLC Puget Sound. This solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to the NECO website: https://www.neco.navy.mil. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation from this website and for frequently monitoring that site for any amendments. The Government is not responsible for any inability of the offeror to access the posted documents. No telephone or fax requests will be accepted, and no hard-copy solicitation/amendment will be mailed or faxed.