65 -- Portable and Mobile Blood Pressure Cuffs - Product Standardization

Military Hospitals - (Army, Navy, and Air Force) TRICARE Region 2 Portable and Mobile Blood Pressure Cuffs – Product Standardization _____________________________________________________________________________POC: Bob Meinertzhagen, Logistics Team Leader, Tri-Service Regional Business Office, TRICARE Region 2, Norfolk, VA, Phone: (757) 314-6472. Potential sources sought to participate in the regional standardization of Portable and Mobile Blood Pressure Cuffs. TRICARE Region 2, a military integrated delivery network (IDN), comprised of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard medical facilities in Virginia and North Carolina, is considering standardizing and establishing a single source Regional Incentive Agreement for Portable and Mobile Blood Pressure Cuffs. This is not a request for bid but an invitation to participate in a product evaluation process that will result in one vendor being selected to provide this product group to medical treatment facilities within Region 2 (TRICARE Mid-Atlantic Region). Vendors must be able to provide a full line of product; meet regional product volume requirements; provide representatives and product for vendor demonstrations; and conduct product in-services for medical facility staff. A list of technical and clinical criteria and instructions will be provided to vendors, suppliers and manufacturers who are willing to participate. These vendors must be holders of a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) with the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), distribute products through DSCP’s Prime Vendor program, and carry a “full line of product” for the product group being considered. In addition, any products offered for consideration must either currently be on a DAPA and, if applicable, a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS); or the vendor must indicate their willingness to add these products and pricing to both their DAPA and FSS schedule. Please provide your company name, address, point of contact, telephone, fax and e-mail address. Also provide your DAPA and FSS number(s) for the products being offered. Please respond by Email to: [email protected] or if no E-mail capability by phone at (757) 314-6472 or FAX (757) 314-6481 no later than 22 March 2004. A company must be a DAPA Holder to participate in our standardization process. If you need additional information on the DAPA system, you may call Mr. John Charalabidis at the Defense Supply Center-Philadelphia. His number is (215) 737-7124.