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The Defense Medical Materiel Program Office and associated entities are preparing to establish a Qualified Supplier List (QSL) for Sterile Disposable Operating Room Towels. This notice serves solely to inform interested parties ahead of the official Sources Sought Notification expected around May 1, 2013, and does not represent a request for proposals or quotations. The towels in question are expected to meet specific criteria, including being made of 100% cotton, pre-washed, color-fast, low lint or de-linted, available with or without radiopaque filaments, and offered in multiple sizes and pack quantities. Vendors must have or be securing Distribution and Pricing Agreements with the existing Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program partners and maintain an active Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code to participate. Compliance with the Trade Agreements Act is mandatory for all relevant products. This initiative aims to gather product information and evaluate suppliers to create a QSL that will guide future Standardization Actions resulting in Incentive Agreements under the DLA Troop Support Medical Prime Vendor program. The place of performance is Frederick, Maryland, with the Medical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Office serving as the primary point of contact. Detailed solicitation documents and requirements will be available electronically when the official QSL announcement posts on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor the site for the forthcoming announcement to fully understand submission requirements and compliance standards.

General Info

Defense seeks qualified suppliers for sterile disposable cotton operating room towels, compliance required.

Agency

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NAICS

339113 - Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Defense Medical Logistics Center (DMLC) Defense Medical Program Office (DMMPO) 693 Nieman Street, FREDERICK, MD, 21702, USA

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Timeline

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PostedMar 12

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Notice updatedSep 25

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Contacts

MmesoMedical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Office

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Full Description

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 Sterile Disposable OR Towels through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on or about 01 May 2013. This is not a request for quote or proposal. Examples of items for the QSL could include but are not limited to: Sterile Disposable OR Towels that are 100% cotton, pre-washed, color fast fabric, with de-linted or low lint properties. Available with and without radiopaque filaments, and latex free or latex safe material. Available in colors of blue, green, and white in sterile package quantities of 2, 4, and 6 per pack and within the size ranges of 15-19 inches in width and 26-30 inches in length. The primary objective of this effort will be to solicit information and products for evaluation in order to create a QSL. The QSL for Sterile Disposable OR Towels 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 must have a current and active Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. For additional information regarding DLA Troop Support Medical's PV program, please access the DLA web site at https://www.medical.dla.mil. Vendors must update relevant part numbers for this product line in the DAPA Management System with the country from which each line item is an end product, IAW the Trade Agreements Act. Vendors responding to the QSL FBO Announcement will be required to ensure that all DAPA line items/end products in the subject product line are Trade Agreements compliant. 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.