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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 17, 2003 FBO #0411
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- Orthopedic Knee Braces

Notice Date

1/15/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Southeast Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: MCAA SE, Building 39706, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5650
 

ZIP Code

30905-5650
 

Solicitation Number

DADA08-03-0006
 

Response Due

2/14/2003
 

Archive Date

4/15/2003
 

Point of Contact

HERMAN MCELVEEN, 706-787-3881
 

E-Mail Address

Southeast Regional Contracting Office
(HERMAN.MCELVEEN@SE.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTRAT MR. VINCENT A. PACCHIANA, NURSE METHODS ANALYST, PHONE NUMBER 706-787-2094. EMAIL ADDRESS: Vincent.Pacchiana@se.amedd.army.mil POC: Mr. Vincent Pacchiana, LPN, Nurse Methods Analyst (706) 787-2094 DESC: This FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY announcement is a notice that TRICARE Regions 3 & 4 that include all DOD Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee are in the process o f standardizing Orthopedic Knee Braces as listed in the subject line above. Companies with current Distribution and Pricing Agreements (DAPAs) with the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia for these items are eligible to participate in the standardization p rocess. Base company criteria for this product line includes but is not limited to the following: must carry a full product line, must provide customer support, in the form of a sales representative for each MTF within TRICARE Regions 3 & 4, must provide clinical support, education programs, and utilization reports, must provide company’s return policy, must provide company’s distribution network, must be able to provide product for all MTFs within TRICARE Regions 3 & 4, and must provide electronic and hard-copy o f proposed pricing and competitive product cross-reference. Base product criteria for this product line includes but is not limited to the following: ACL/PCL Sports Brace-Available in a variety of sizes and limb specific, utilized as ACL/PCL, replaceable and washable pads, roll and glide hinge to mimic the knee’s m otion, adjust flexion and extension in 5 degree increments, and durable exterior shell with proximal thigh band and distal tibia band. Post-op Knee Brace (ROM)-Easily adjustable to fit patients from 5’1” to 6’1”, washable padding, easy to apply and remove, hinge flexion and extension in 5 degree increments and lockable, and drop lock. Osteoarthritis Knee Brace (Unloader)-Adjustable for degree of “unloading”, extra condylar padding, washable liner, extra liner available, and variety of sizes, limb specific, and medial/lateral specific. Neoprene Hinged ACL/PCL Knee Brace-Hinges adjustable for flexion and extension, adjustable medial/lateral uprights, open patella with optional patella tracking pad, washable, and come in a variety of sizes. Neoprene Hinged Knee Brace- Concealed hinges need to be free motion hinges (no adjustments for flexion or extension), hinge will not let the knee hyperextend, open patella cut out with optional tracking pad, minimum of one proximal thigh strap and one distal tibia strap, and washable. Respondents must address all criteria listed above. Please to Mr. Pacchiana prior to sending your response, literature and representative product samples (enough to share with a 6 person Clinical Evaluation Team) of your company’s Orthopedic Knee Braces t o Mr. Vincent Pacchiana, LPN at the following address: Southeast Regional Medical Command BLDG 40707, 40th Street Ft. Gordon, GA 30905 All proposals and samples must be received by close of business 14 February 2003.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/MEDCOM/DADA08/DADA08-03-0006/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Southeast Regional Contracting Office ATTN: MCAA SE, Building 39706 Fort Gordon GA

Zip Code: 30905-5650

Country: US
 

Record

SN00240070-F 20030117/030115215825 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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