Epidural_Trays_and_Needles_

This Notice of Intent to Establish a Qualified Supplier List is for information purposes only. This is not a request for submission of proposals or qualifications. RESPONSES OR OTHER INQUIRIES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Division Medical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Office (MMESO) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program anticipate issuing a Sources Sought notification for the establishment of a Qualified Suppliers Listing (QSL) for Epidural Trays and Needles through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on or about 10 March 2019. This is not a request for quote or proposal. Examples of items for this Epidural Trays and Needles product line could include but not be limited to: Epidural Needles, a Continuous Epidural Tray, and a Combined Spinal and Epidural Tray that includes a variety of both spinal and epidural needle types in various needle lengths and gauges. Tuohy needles with fixed wings, pencil point type spinal needles (i.e. Whitacre, Sprotte, Gertie Marx, etc.), and hypodermic needles in various needle lengths and gauges. Components of the trays may include but are not limited to: Loss of Resistance syringes, syringes in various sizes, sharps safety needle holder/disposal devices, prep sponges or swab kits with skin prep solutions, drapes with and drapes without fenestrations in various dimensions, filter straws, calibrated epidural catheters in various gauges, lengths, and number(s) of ports, as well as ampules of Sodium Chloride, Lidocaine with Epinephrine, and Lidocaine without Epinephrine, and drug labels. All components of tray(s) are single use, and not made with natural rubber latex. The primary objective of this effort will be to solicit information and products for evaluation in order to create a QSL. The subject QSL will be the basis of a separate Standardization Action (SA) resulting in an Incentive Agreement (IA). This initiative will be part of the MSPV program which is executed by the DLA Troop Support, Directorate of Medical Materiel. To participate in the QSL process vendors must have or be in the process of obtaining a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) and a separate commercial agreement with the current Medical/Surgical PV for each MMESO Area of Responsibility (AOR), i.e., Cardinal Health, and Owens & Minor. Vendors must validate that their account is Active in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. For additional information regarding DLA Troop Support's MSPV program, please access the DLA web site at https://www.medical.dla.mil. All items proposed to be included in this QSL must be on DAPA for the DLA Troop Support MSPV program. The MSPV Program requires that all items be manufactured in a Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Compliant Country (as defined by FAR 52.225-5), unless it is determined that no functionally equivalent item is available from a compliant source. To be eligible for inclusion in the proposed QSL, all vendors are required to complete the DAPA TAA Certification. Detailed information about the QSL requirements will be provided in the QSL FBO Announcement. The purpose of this Notice of Intent to Establish a Qualified Supplier List is to inform qualified entities interested in providing these services that the release of the QSL FBO is imminent. Upon issuance of the QSL FBO, all relevant information will be available electronically on the FBO website. This Notice of Intent to Establish a Qualified Supplier List is for information purposes only. This is not a request for submission of proposals or qualifications. RESPONSES OR OTHER INQUIRIES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.