Dir of Contracting Walter Reed AMC, Attn MCHL-Z, Bldg T-20, 6825 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20307-5000

65 -- DENTAL PRIME VENDOR DUE 031000 POC Contract Specialist: Alfred Bariatti, 202/782-1103; Contracting Officer: Evelyn Leyba, 202/782-1250 E-MAIL: click here to e-mail contract specialist, Alfred.Bariatti@NA.amedd.army.mil. The Directorate of Contracting, Walter Reed Army Medical Center is seeking sources which would be capable of acting as the "Prime Vendor" contractor responsible for being the Single Point Distributor of commercially available off-the-shelf dental supplies and equipment. Deliveries will be made to over 100 ordering sites within the Army Dental Command to include Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Europe, Japan and Korea. The Contractor will be responsible for establishing and maintaining an on-line catalog of all commercial items covered by the contract. The Government will establish the Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) with dental suppliers and manufacturers. Under the DAPA, the suppliers & manufacturers agree to allow the Prime Vendor selected by the Government to distribute their products to US Army Dental Clinics. As a minimum, the catalog shall include product descriptions, brand names, manufacturers,model numbers, mfg part numbers, delivery time and delivered price. The contractor shall be responsible for delivery of all emergency supplies within one-day of receipt of an order in 100% of the cases and deliver all non-emergency orders within 72 hours of receipt of the order. All bio-hazardous supplies shall be delivered in accordance with OSHA standards. Payment for all orders up to $25,000 will be made by Government credit card. For informational purposes, our current contract with Henry Schien expires on 13 October 2000 and it is the intention of the Government to award a follow-on Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract with an effective date of 14 October 2000 for an initial year and four one-year options. Interested firms should submit a statement expressing their interest in supporting this requirement for world-wide distribution of dental supplies and equipment. Briefly address this requirement such that the Government can evaluate your understanding of the management structure needed to successfully perform this contract. Also, describe the Internet Ordering System which you will utilize to facilitate the ordering process between the Prime Vendor Contractor and the Government ordering sites. Additionally, please furnish your business size based on a SIC Code: 3843 with a standard of 500 employees, and whether you are a manufacturer or dealer. Responses should be received by COB 10 March 2000 by either mailing to: Directorate of Contracting, Bldg. T-20, 6825 16th Street NW, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5000 or e-mail to: Alfred.Bariatti@NA.amedd.army.mil. Posted 02/18/00 (W-SN426791). (0049)

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