65--VARIOUS ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL IMPLANTS AND ACCESSORIES

Western Region Contracting Office (WRCO), intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) to Zimmer, Inc. for a variety of orthopedic surgical implants and accessories. Product will vary depending upon the procedure and patients needs. This announcement is prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12 Commercial Items & FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice of this action. A solicitation will not be issued. The Primary NAICS Code is 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. FSC Code is 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. To be eligible to receive an agreement with the federal government, interested parties must register in the Central Vendor Registration (CCR) online at www.ccr.gov The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Vendor Registration. 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation, 52.222-3, Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies, 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other eligible Veterans, 52.222-50 Combat Trafficking in Persons, 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Vendor Registration or 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party, 52.232-37 Multiple Payment Arrangements, 52.233-3 Protest after Award, 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses, 52.212-5 Deviation Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. The following DFARS clauses apply: 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials, 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblowers Rights, 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product, 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program, 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments, 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea 252.247-7023 with Alt III; 252.211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation, 252.212-7001 Deviation, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; The following Addendum to FAR 52.212-4(c) will also be included in the agreement: UNILATERAL CHANGES 1. The Contracting Officer may unilaterally reduce and/or de-obligate any quantities not supplied/performed at the end of the BPA call period. 2. Unilateral Modifications: The Government may make unilateral modifications considered administrative in nature. These include, but are not limited to, changes in the accounting and appropriation data, payment and issuing office addresses and other corrections that have no effect on the terms and conditions of the contract. Additionally added, (HIPPA) HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996, PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION ARMY ELECTRONIC INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUIRED USE OF WIDE AREA WORK FLOW WILL BE INCLUDED WITH EACH BPA CALL. The full text version of FAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.arnet.gov/far