DLA MSC Patient Monitoring

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical Supply Chain Patient Monitoring Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle supports the acquisition and management of a comprehensive range of medical monitoring and diagnostic equipment. The contract covers five primary equipment categories: Patient Monitoring, Pharmacy Automation, Anesthesia and Anesthesia Monitoring Systems, Infant Care, and Critical Care equipment. These categories encompass a wide variety of medical technologies including bedside monitors, fetal monitoring systems, transport monitors, central monitoring systems, ventilators, defibrillators, electrocardiographs, and specialized medical information systems. The contract also provides for related services such as maintenance, calibration, repair, training, and incidental support services.

Task orders under this contract are predominantly issued to large medical technology manufacturers like Philips Healthcare, Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc., Zoll Medical Corporation, and Hamilton Medical Inc. Delivery orders typically range from approximately $50,000 to $24.5 million, with performance periods spanning from a few months to several years. The primary funding agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical, though other agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Coast Guard have also utilized the contract. These task orders consistently use firm fixed-price mechanisms and do not employ set-aside designations. Common places of performance include locations in Massachusetts (Cambridge, Andover, Chelmsford), California (El Segundo), and Nevada (Reno). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the contract was particularly active in supporting national interest efforts by procuring critical medical equipment like ventilators.