SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Replacement parts for medical equipment.
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2014
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W81XWH-14-T-0081
- Response Due
- 4/21/2014
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2014
- Point of Contact
- Abraham Pottenger, 301-619-2294
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
(abraham.pottenger.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Description of Statement of Work (SOW) and Minimum Essential Characteristics (MECs): The Government intends to award a sole source contract to iCRco Inc to provide replacement parts for medical equipment. iCRco is the only authorized manufacturer of these specific medical equipment components. Therefore, brand name only parts will be purchased by the Government. Requested items are listed in the solicitation document. USAMMA has three medical equipment repair depots in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; Tracy, California; and Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Medical equipment used by deployed forces in Afghanistan is returned to one of the three depots for repair, refurbishment, or replacement when the repair issue exceeds the deployed unit's maintenance capability. There are limited spares in theater, so repair and return is a high priority activity at USAMMA's depots. With very few exceptions, medical equipment repair parts are available only from the manufacturer of the equipment or from a firm that has been licensed by the manufacturer to produce authorized parts. This conclusion is based on Army and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and market research. Army Regulation (AR) 40-61, Medical Logistics Policies, prohibits modifications or alterations of Army medical equipment without the manufacturer's consent. Section 6-17 provides that even quote mark minor alterations without the manufacturer's consent may negate any further manufacturer product liability. quote mark AR 40-61 lists four circumstances under which Army medical maintenance personnel may modify medical equipment: modification work order, quality assurance alteration, minor alteration, and component modernization. All require manufacturer involvement or consent. USAMMA is the Army's medical manager and therefore considers any medical equipment alteration, including the substitution of manufacturer-provided or approved repair parts with other repair parts to be contrary to Army and FDA regulations, endangering the device's FDA certification, and incurring product liability on behalf of the Army. Abraham Pottenger Contract Specialist U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity 820 Chandler Street Ft. Detrick, MD 21702 Phone: 301-619-2294 Fax: 301-619-4084 abraham.g.pottenger.civ@mail.mil
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMRAA/DAMD17/W81XWH-14-T-0081/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street Frederick MD
- Zip Code: 21702-5014
- Zip Code: 21702-5014
- Record
- SN03340132-W 20140418/140416234758-631b59544b3f5f0bf36924786e25728a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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