65 -- CASTING MATERIALS

Notice Date

June 6, 2001

Contracting Office

Great Plains Regional Contracting Office, Brooke Army Medical Center/Branch, Bldg 3600 Room L65-1A, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200

ZIP Code

78234-6200

Response Due

July 6, 2001

Point of Contact

Nurse Method Analyst Kevin Hill (210)292-4346

E-Mail Address

kevin.hill@tricaresw.af.mil (kevin.hill@tricaresw.af.mil)

Description

This Commerce Business Daily announcement is a notice that TriCare Region 6, 7, & 8 which includes all Medical Treatment Facilities in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Idaho, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming are in the standardization process for the product line Casting Materials. Base criteria for this product line includes but is not limited to the following: is suited for any medical condition that requires immobilization, application can conform to the body without excessive gaping or bulging, malleble-molds easily to patient contours, reasonable curing/setting time, variety of sizes and wide product selection (plaster, fiberglass, nylon), safe-chemical reaction does not cause excessive thermal effect, good porosity, radiolucent, ease of use-superior handling, not excessively sticky, and value added amenities-cotton padding and accessories. If your company currently holds a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) for the Casting Materials Product Line, your company is eligible to participate in the standardization process. Please contact the above Nurse Method Analyst (NMA) with your company's name and point of contact. If your company is not a current DAPA holder for this product line, you are still eligible to participate in the standardization process for these regions by contacting the Defense Support Center-Philadelphia (DSCP), Ms. Helen Connor at (215)737-7417. Your company can be considered for standardization once DAPA paperwork is pending at DSCP. After you have notified the NMA that your company wishes to participate, or that your DAPA application is pending with DSCP, your company will be notified 30 days prior to the start of the standardization process for the Casting Materials Product Line.

Web Link

hcaa.medcom.amedd.army.mil (hcaa.medcom. amedd.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010608/65SOL004.HTM (W-157 SN50O1D8)