SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Dental Supplies
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, (049A1), P.O. Box 76, Building No. 37, Hines, Illinois 60141
- ZIP Code
- 60141
- Solicitation Number
- VANAC-SSN-031204
- Response Due
- 4/12/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Deborah Koval, Contracting Officer, Ph: (708) 786-4946, Fx:(708)786-5256, Contracting Officer - Deborah Koval, Contracting Officer, Ph:(708) 786-4946, Fx:(708)786-5256
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Deborah Koval
(deborah.koval@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE EASILY READABLE COPY OF THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT DEBORAH KOVAL AT 708-786-4946 OR DEBORAH.KOVAL@MED.VA.GOV SUBJ: Sources Sought Notice for Dental Items This is a Market Survey and Request for Samples to locate potential sources for the standardization of various dental items. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) desires to offer its customers, on a national basis, the best possible products and prices and to offer its contractors more opportunities within the system. The intent of the standardization program is to establish national mandatory sources for dental items to standardize VA?s purchasing of products. BIDS/OFFERS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME. Request for Quotations (RFQs) will be issued at a later date. Potential offerorsCompanies interested in having their items evaluated for possible inclusion in the standardization process should carefully review the item descriptions listed below. If a company can provide any of these items, SAMPLES OF ALL ITEMS AVAILABLE THAT MEET OR EXCEED THE CRITERIA PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME. Samples are to be provided at no charge and all samples submitted in response to this notice become property of the VA and will not be returned following the evaluation process. NOTE: ALL SAMPLES SUBMITTED MUST BE MANUFACTURED IN A DESIGNATED COUNTRY, A CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRY, OR A NAFTA COUNTRY (UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO). THE USER GROUP WILL ONLY EVALUATE SAMPLES MANUFACTURED IN APPROVED COUNTRIES. A LISTING OF DESIGNATED COUNTRIES AND CARIBBEAN BASIN COUNTRIES MAY BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.acqnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_25_1.html#1046559. All samples submitted must be clearly marked with the name of the potential offeror, the product number, and the manufacturer?s name. Offerors must also include any corresponding detailed product literature with the samples. Detailed product literature should include, but not limited to, an indication of what materials the products are comprised of (e.g. latex, etc.), country of origin, and a listing of sizes, configurations, etc. available. Offerors must include a copy of the evaluation criteria contained in this notice with their samples and identify where in the product literature each individual criteria is addressed. If the product literature does not clearly address any of the criteria information, offerors must provide this information on company letterhead addressing the stated criteria. In addition, please provide company name, address, contact person and telephone number for questions pertaining to submitted samples. Also, please provide the company name, address, contact person and telephone number of where any resulting Request for Quotation (RFQ) should be sent. If detailed literature or sufficient information addressing the evaluation criteria is not received with the samples, the technical evaluation panelmay will be unable to fully evaluate the samples and the productscould will be eliminated from further considerationIf the detailed literature provided does not sufficiently address all of the listed criteria, the product may be eliminated from further consideration without further discussion. O fferors are requested to provide procurement history data for the products submitted for evaluation. Please provide total quantities for each product sold to the VA in the previous 12-month period. This information will be used to verify the accuracy of the estimated quantities identified in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). **Please send samples (number of samples required follow each product name) and corresponding detailed product literature to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Item Management Division (049A5S), ATTN: Carl Hunter, Building 37, First Avenue - One Block North of Cermak Road (22nd Street), Hines, IL 60141.** Companies submitting samples are also encouraged to obtain Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts for those products from the respective government contract office.VA intends to award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) against FSS contracts rather than issuing formal solicitations for the purpose of standardization. Those companies who do not havetheir products on a current FSS contract will be eliminated from the competition prior to any subsequent BPA award. For additional information in obtaining an FSS contract, please contact Sandra Perkins, Federal Supply Schedule Service at 708/786-4958. Offerors who have a current FSS contract, must ensure that product samples submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice are included on their FSS contract prior to any subsequent BPA award. VA will use the items submitted in response to this request for samples and the results of the evaluations performed on those items to determine which companies are requested to participate in the resulting Request for Quotation. Current FSS contract holders must provide a copy of their current FSS pricelist with their samples. If you do not have a current FSS contract, please indicate if a proposal has been submitted to begin the procurement process that will result in an FSS contract. The VHA Dental User Group, a group of dentists who have expertise and knowledge of the products, will review and technically evaluate any samples submitted. VA deems the members of the User Group to be dental experts. Therefore, they are qualified to make a subjective determinatione as to which products are acceptable. NOTE: SAMPLES FOR ANY ITEM THAT INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT THAT THE PRODUCT MEETS A SPECIFIC STANDARD (e.g. AAMI, ASTM, etc.) MUST INCLUDE LITERATURE OR A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING HOW THE PRODUCT MEETS THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT. **Please send samples (number of samples required follow each product name) and corresponding detailed product literature to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Centralized Acquisition and Analysis Division (049A5S), ATTN: Mark Volin, Building 37, First Avenue - One Block North of Cermak Road (22nd Street), Hines, IL 60141** SAMPLES AND PRODUCT LITERATURE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 12, 2004. Companies not submitting samples by this date may be eliminated from consideration on any subsequent procurement action for these items. For additional information regarding contracting issues please contact Deborah Koval at (708) 786-4946. For additional information regarding submission of samples please contact Mark Volin (708) 786-7807. Product Descriptions/Criteria for items being considered at this time are as follows: This is the second Sources Sought Notice that has contained Carbide Burs this year. IF SAMPLES OF THESE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO A PREVIOUS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RESUBMIT ADDITIONAL PRODUCT SAMPLES, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE REVISED CRITERIA ARE APPLICABLE TO THE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PRODUCTS. ITEM 1 CARBIDE BURS 1. Vendor must provide written certification that submitted product meets the following International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and also meets all standards referenced in each: a. 3823-1, Second Edition, 1/8/1997, Dental rotary instruments ? Burs ? Part 1: Steel and carbide burs b. 3823-2, Second Edition, 5/15/2003, Dentistry ? Rotary bur instruments ? Part 2: Finishing burs c. 8325, First Edition, 11/15/1985, Dental rotary instruments ? Test methods d. 1797-1, First Edition, 2/15/1992, Dental rotary instruments ? Shanks ? Part 1: Shanks made of metals e. 1797-1 Amendment 1, 12/15/1997, Dental rotary instruments ? Shanks ? Part 1: Shanks made of metals f. 2157, Third Edition, 6/15/1992, Dental rotary instruments ? Nominal diameters and designation code number g. 6360-1, First Edition, 8/1/1985, Dental rotary instruments ? Number coding system ? Part 1: General characteristics h. 6360-2, First edition, 4/15/1986, Dental rotary instruments ? Number coding system ? Part 1: Shape and specific characteristics i. 6360-2, Amendment 1, 6/1/1991, Dental rotary instruments ? Number coding system ? Part 1: Shape and specific characteristics 2. Offered product must be available in all of the following sizes: a. Carbide Burs, Friction Grip - 2, 4, 6, 8, 33 ?, 34, 35, 37, 56, 57, 57L, 58, 169, 169L, 170, 170L, 245, 246, 330, 331, 332, 556, 557, 558, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1556, 1557 b. Carbide Burs, Friction Grip Long Shank ? 2, 4, 6, 8, 702 c. Carbide Burs, Latch - ?, 2, 4, 6, 8, 34, 35, 37, 39, 556, 557, 558, 700, 701 d. Carbide Burs, Latch Long Shank ? 2, 4, 6, 8, 557, 558, 700 e. Carbide Burs, Straight Handpiece ? ?, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 33 ?, 37, 557, 558, 700, 703 f. Trimming and Finishing Burs, 12-16 blade, Friction Grip ? 7004, 7006, 7008, 7104, 7106, 7108, 7303, 7304, 7345, 7404, 7406, 7408, 7572, 7642, 7664, 7702, 7713, 7801, 7802, 7803, 7901, 7902, 7903, 7114, 7214, 7714 g. Finishing Burs, 30 blade, Friction Grip ? 9004, 9006, 9008, 9103, 9406, 9561, 9572, 9642, 9713, 9803, 9903, 9904 3. Breakage rate less than or equal to 5% during first time use when cutting natural tooth structure and/or amalgam restorations. 4. Non-rusting shank after steam autoclaving. 5. No-chattering during use. 6. Specifications a. All burs must be same brand. b. Minimum order in dollars as on FSS contract. c. Package size to be 10 burs or less. d. Sample size to be a minimum of 20 per test site of each of the following sizes to be tested: Friction Grip ? 2, 6, 35, 557, 330, 7406, 7901, 7214. This constitutes one set. Ten (10) sets of samples must be sent. ITEM 2 This is the second Sources Sought Notice that has contained Spherical Amalgam this year. IF SAMPLES OF THESE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO A PREVIOUS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RESUBMIT ADDITIONAL PRODUCT SAMPLES, IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE REVISED CRITERIA ARE APPLICABLE TO THE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PRODUCTS. DENTAL AMALGAM, 100% SPHERICAL 1. Vendor must provide written certification that submitted product meets the following International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and also meets all standards referenced in each: a. 1559, Third Edition, 12/15/19995, Dental materials - Alloys for dental amalgam b. 1559, Technical Corrigendum, 5/15/1997, Dental materials - Alloys for dental amalgam c. 13897, First Edition, 2/15/2003, Dentistry ? Amalgam capsules a. 13897, Technical Corrigendum, 12/15/2003, Dentistry ? Amalgam capsules b. 17576, First Edition, 1/15/2004, Dentistry ? Corrosion tests for amalgam c. 1560, Second Edition, 4/15/1985, Dental Mercury 2. 100% spherical particles 3. Supplied pre-capsulated. 4. Available in 1- (400mg), 2- (600mg), and 3-spill (800mg). 5. Supplied in a variety of package sizes. 6. The following criteria will be evaluated as being clinically acceptable or clinically unacceptable: a. Consistency. b. Ease of condensation. c. Ease of carving. d. Surface texture. 7. Available in regular set. 8. Specifications: a. Minimum sample size for evaluation is 1 package of 50 2-spill capsules of regular set. b. Minimum order in dollars as on FSS contract. ITEM 3 ADMIX AMALGAM 1. Vendor must provide written certification that submitted product meets the following International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and also meets all standards referenced in each: a. 1559, Third Edition, 12/15/19995, Dental materials - Alloys for dental amalgam b. 1559, Technical Corrigendum, 5/15/1997, Dental materials - Alloys for dental amalgam c. 13897, First Edition, 2/15/2003, Dentistry ? Amalgam capsules d. 13897, Technical Corrigendum, 12/15/2003, Dentistry ? Amalgam capsules e. 17576, First Edition, 1/15/2004, Dentistry ? Corrosion tests for amalgam f. 1560, Second Edition, 4/15/1985, Dental Mercury 2. Dispersed phase amalgam consisting of greater than 50% spherical particles and less than 50% lathe cut particles. 3. Supplied pre-capsulated. 4. Available in 1- (400mg), 2- (600mg), and 3-spill (800mg). 5. Supplied in a variety of package sizes. 6. The following criteria will be evaluated as being clinically acceptable or clinically unacceptable: a. Consistency. b. Ease of condensation. c. Ease of carving. d. Surface texture. 7. Available in regular set. 8. Specifications: a. Minimum sample size for evaluation is 1 package of 50 2-spill capsules of regular set. b. Minimum order in dollars as on FSS contract. ITEM 4 DISPOSABLE IMPRESSION TRAYS 1. Disposable 2. Rigid 3. Non-metal 4. Perforated 5. Full arch and quadrant trays must be offered 6. Minimum of 3 sizes for each full arch. 7. Not a 3-way tray type 8. Compatible with the following impression material adhesives: alginate, polysulfide, polyether, and vinyl polysiloxane. 9. Any color acceptable 10. Retains shape after removal from mouth 11. Edges must be rounded. 12. Packaged in bags or non-corrugated boxes 13. Specifications: a. Minimum sample size for evaluation is 10 sets where each set includes a minimum of all upper and all lower sizes. b. Minimum order in dollars as on FSS contract. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE EASILY READABLE COPY OF THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT DEBORAH KOVAL AT 708-786-4946 OR DEBORAH.KOVAL@MED.VA.GOV
- Web Link
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RFQ VANAC-SSN-031204
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