Instant_Hot_Packs

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 Medical Materiel Program Office (DMMPO) Medical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Office (MMESO) and DLA Troop Support Medical Prime Vendor (PV) Program anticipate issuing a Sources Sought Notification for the establishment of a Qualified Suppliers Listing (QSL) for Instant Hot Packs through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on or about 01 February 2014. This is not a request for quote or proposal. Examples of items for the QSL could include but are not limited to: Instant Hot Packs that are activated by crushing which are latex free or latex safe, single use and in the following size ranges, small (4 inches wide by variable lengths), medium (6 inches wide by variable lengths) and large (7 inches by 9 inches). The primary objective of this effort will be to solicit information and products for evaluation in order to create a QSL. The QSL for Instant Hot Packs will be the basis of a separate Standardization Action (SA) resulting in an Incentive Agreement (IA). This initiative will be part of the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program which is executed by the Defense Logistics Agency (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 Med-Surg PV for each MMESO Area of Responsibility (AOR), i.e., Cardinal Health, and Owens & Minor. Vendors who previously had an active record in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) must validate that their account is Active in the System for Award Management (SAMs) and must validate that their account is Active in SAMs. For additional information regarding DLA Troop Support Medical's PV 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 Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) Program. The MSPV Program requires that all items be manufactured in a Trade Agreements Act 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 Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Certification. Any questions concerning TAA may be directed to Bill Woltjen at DLA Troop Support, contact@example.gov, +1 (555) 000-0000. 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 Federal Business Opportunities website.