DESCRIPTION Military Hospitals- (Army, Navy, and Air Force) TRICARE Region Europe is considering standardizing and establishing a Regional Incentive Agreement (s) (RIA (s) for Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices. This is not a request for bids but an invitatio n to participate in a product line review process that will result in a selection of vendor(s) to provide this product line to MTFs within the European Region. Vendors must be able to provide a full line of product and meet regional product volume require ments; provide representatives and product for vendor demonstrations at no charge to the government; and conduct product in-services for medical facility staff as needed. MILITARY HOSPITALS - TRICARE Europe Region, a military integrated delivery network, comprised of Army, Navy and Air Force medical facilities in Iceland, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Turkey. CATEGORY: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices POINTS OF CONTACT: Tri-Service Regional Business Office, TRICARE Region Europe. VIA Email: To Primary POC -
[email protected] (team Clinical Analyst 001-49-6221-438797) Alternate POC -
[email protected] (team Logistician phone 202- 782-3663 or fax 202-782-4071). Response is needed no later than COB 28 April 2006. ELIGIBILITY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. A list of clinical criteria and instructions will be provided to vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers who are willing to participate. These vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers must be holders of a Distribution And Pricing Agreement (DAPA) with the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), distribute products through the DSCP Prime Vendor (PV) program, and carry a full line of product for the items being considered. A company must be a DAPA Holder to participate in our standardization process. Fo r additional information on DAPA, you may call Mr. John Charalabidis at the Defense Supply Center-Philadelphia at (215) 737-7124. Please respond by e-mail:
[email protected] and provide your (1) company name, (2) address, (3) point of contact, (4) telephone number, (5) fax number, (6) e-mail address, and (7) your DAPA number for the product(s)/product line(s) being offered, (8) and answers to the below listed questions no later than 28 April 2006. 2. The review process leading to a selection of vendor (s) upon which to standardize will take into consideration, but not be limited to, the following technical aspects that must be addressed via email: 1. Vendor Name and Address? 2. Does your company manufacture or distribute a full line of intermittent pneumatic compression sleeves and devices for adults and pediatrics (compression pumps, foot pumps, foot garments/sleeves, thigh garments/sleeves and calf garments/sleeves)? 3. Under what brand(s) does your company manufacture or distribute your product? 4. What types of intermittent pneumatic compression sleeves/tubing and devices does your company offer? 5. What is your DAPA Number? 6. Are your products on the Federal Supply Schedule? 7. Are your sleeves/tubing available through the Prime Vendor, Owens & Minor? 8. Have there been safety alerts issued by any governmental or accreditation agencies regarding the safety of your products? 9. Any history of backorders and/or recalls for this product group? Dates and duration? Cause? Resolution? 10. Company has the ability to service entire Region? 11. Length of time product has been on the market? 12. Item Nomenclature? 13. Item Product Number / Catalogue Number? 14. Owens classification code? 15. Universal Product Number (UPN): 16. Cross references available to competitive products? 17. What testing was used to support the efficacy of your product? 18. Under what standards are your sleeves manufactured? 19. Products FDA approved? 20. Vendor has MS DS for product? 21. What, if any, disposal issues are there? 22. Does your company offer maintenance and what are the terms? 23. What material(s) are your sleeves/tubing made of? 24. Are your sleeves/tubing latex free? 25. Do you use non-toxic, color fast dyes for labeling on your products? 26. Return Goods Policy? 27. Packaging Features: Expiration Date visible? Lot number? Shelf life in years? 28. Type of educational materials available: 29. What kind of staff training does your company provide? 30. Do you offer Clinical Support? 31. Does your company provide customer service 24/7? 32. What types of accessories come with your Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Pumps? 33. What type and sizes are available? 34. Do your sleeves come in a package that can be delivered to a sterile field? 35. Do your devices provide pressure between 45-52mm Hg +/- 10%? 36. Do your devices provide intermittent pneumatic compression to the lower extremities and mimic the legs muscle action as if the patient were ambulatory? 37. Does your product automatically detect what type of patient garment and adjusts parameters? 38. Does you product customize compression cycle to patient vascular refill time? 39. Does your product adjust level and frequency of compression without nursing intervention? 40. Is your product quiet allowing the patients to rest without distraction of a noisy pump? 41. Is your product easy to apply? 42. Is it easy to attach and detach the tubing from the machine? 43. What is the weight of your device/pump? 44. How is your device/pump attached to the patient bed? 45. Does your company have a sleeve for feet only? 46. Pumps operate with either unilateral sleeve or bi-lateral sleeves or both? 47. How are your sleeves secured to the patient? 48. How are the connecting tubing length options? 49. Do Pumps have both visual and audible alarms? 50. Under what circumstances does the pump alarm(s) sound? 51. Do your pumps have a lock out mechanism? 52. How does your company recommend the pump/tubing be cleaned? 53. Does your company have a conversion plan? 54. Primary point of contact for government business? USA MEDDAC- Heidelberg Tri-Service Regional Business Office (TRBO) Marcee Whisenant CMR 442 Box 226 APO AE 09042 Contracting Office Address: U.S. Krankenhaus ERMC Contracting Cell Bldg 3705 66849 Landstuhl Germany