65-- Dental Supplies

The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia is the inventory control point for purchasing dental supplies for U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen/women, and marines around the world. This is an open season solicitation from which the U.S. Government intends to award multiple contracts to manufacturers and distributors of dental supplies. Examples of items being solicited include, but are not limited to, acrylics, anesthetics, articulating paper/accessories, burs, cement & liners, cosmetic dentistry (bonding agents/etching gels), crown forms, disposables, endodontic instruments/products, finishing & polishing materials, hand-pieces, instruments, impressions material/accessories, infection control substances, matrix material, pins & posts, preventives, rubber dam & accessories, uniforms, waxes, dental x-ray film, and other miscellaneous dental items. The estimated value of the resultant contracts is $60,000 annually. The contractor shall submit a Product Catalog, listing all dental items available to the customer ordering, under the resultant contracts. These resulting multiple contracts will be used to support our DoD military customers worldwide, non-DoD Federal Government customers, as well as DSCP, acting as the customer. DSCP is the single order entry point under these contracts. Customers will be ordering supplies utilizing an internet-based web site. This solicitation will be available on the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.dla.mil/home on or around April 3, 2003. From the Gateway homepage, select Search RFP's from the left-hand sidebar menu. Choose the RFP you wish to view. You must be registered with the DLA Procurement Gateway to Download RFP's. If you are not registered, you will be directed on how to do so at the time you request the downloadable file. RFP's are in portable document format (PDF). In order to download and view these documents, you will need a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available at http://www.adobe.com if you need to update. Gateway technical assistance is available at contact@example.gov. Important Note on Foreign Content: The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as The Berry Amendment) impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. This solicitation is a standing solicitation from which the U.S. Government contemplates award of multiple contracts for supplies and/or services. There is no closing date for receipt of offers; therefore, offers may be submitted for consideration at any time. Please reference solicitation number in all e-mail correspondence. POC Buyer is James Burke, +1 (555) 000-0000, fax +1 (555) 000-0000, e-mail contact@example.gov. The Contracting Officer is Neil McAvinue, +1 (555) 000-0000, e-mail contact@example.gov. All responsible sources may submit a quotation and shall be considered by the Agency.