Case Carts RFI.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA MEDICAL PHILADELPHIA

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19111-5092

IN REPLY

REFER TO

DLA- FSHC, Evan Lessin September 18, 2026 Request for Information

To Whom It May Concern:

Company Name: _________________________ The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is conducting market research to identify sources of Domestic Medical Case Cart product lines. At this time, DLA is seeking to collect information. There is no guarantee that a solicitation will be issued or that any future solicitation would include all of the products attached to this questionnaire. DLA understands that Case Carts can be manufactured with components from all over the world. This market research seeks information necessary to assess whether procurement opportunities for Domestic Medical Case Carts are possible. DLA’s highest priority is identifying Medical Case Carts that fully qualify as ‘Domestic End Product’ under DFARS 225.003.

Specifically, DLA is seeking to identify product lines of Medical Case Carts that are manufactured in the U.S., as defined in DFARS 225.003 –

Domestic End Product means the cost of its qualifying country components and its components that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 65 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as those that the agency determines are not mined, produced, or manufactured in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are treated as domestic. The cost of components includes transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product and U.S. duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued). Components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. Scrap generated, collected, and prepared for processing in the United States is considered domestic. A component is considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States (regardless of its source in fact) if the end product in which it is incorporated is manufactured in the United States; or The end product is a COTS item; or For an end product that consists wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, an end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of iron and steel not produced in the United States or a qualifying country constitutes less than 5 percent of the cost of all the components used in the end product (produced in the United States or a qualifying country means that all manufacturing processes of the iron or steel must take place in the United States or a qualifying country, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additives). The cost of iron and steel not produced in the United States or a qualifying country includes but is not limited to the cost of iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings, or forgings, not produced in the United States or a qualifying country, utilized in the manufacture of the end product and a good faith estimate of the cost of all iron or steel components not produced in the United States or a qualifying country, excluding COTS fasteners. Iron or steel components of unknown origin are treated as foreign. If the end product contains multiple components, the cost of all the materials used in such end product is calculated in accordance with the explanation of cost of components COTS as defined in DFARS 225.003 - Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items Component as defined in DFARS 225.003 – Component means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product.

Cost of Components as defined in DFARS 225— For components purchased by the contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product or construction material (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

For components manufactured by the contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in [the paragraph above], plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the end product.

Qualifying Country as defined in DFARS 225.003 – A country with a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding or international agreement with the United States in which both countries agree to remove barriers to purchases of supplies produced in the other country or services performed by sources of the other country, and the memorandum or agreement complies, where applicable, with the requirements of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) and with 10 U.S.C. 2457. Accordingly, the following are qualifying countries:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, & United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Please complete all columns for verification of whether the Medical Case Cart product line(s) qualify as Domestic End Product, consistent with DFARS 225.003 definition provided above. Please provide any additional information about your company’s product or your company’s understanding of the market conditions/availability of the product in general in the comments’ column. See the definitions tab of the spreadsheet for further information about each category.

Please also provide a response to the following:

1. Offeror Information.

a. Offerors shall provide a list of their case carts and corresponding accessories indicating the commercial part number. The component breakdown is required as well to help confirm the product line(s) meet the aforementioned definition of Domestic End Product.

b. If the offeror is not the manufacturer of the offered items, the offeror shall submit a letter of commitment from the manufacturer to the offeror which will assure the offeror a source of supply sufficient to satisfy the Government's requirements for the contract period. As noted, this may include that each-made offeror will maintain at least six months of stock for each awarded part number.

Name of Manufacturer: _________________

Would you be able to provide a letter of commitment from the manufacturer that your company is interested in offering? _____________

c. Under NAICS code 339113, is your company size (check one):

Large Business ______ Small Business ______

2. Please explain below what length of contract your company would be interested in. DLA anticipates establishing a contract with one-year base period plus four one-year option periods, which provide our customers with continuity and consistency of product by allowing long-term purchases of your product.

3. If an award were to be made based on the above requirements, would your company be able to begin supplying the product per the estimated quantities (Attachment 1) within 60 days of the contract award date? If not, please provide an estimated timeframe to prepare, providing any relevant details.

4. If your company is uninterested or incapable in/of participating, please respond and provide as much background information possible. This aids our market research for future procurements.

Please provide your responses and completed spreadsheet to Evan.Lessin@dla.mil. If you could provide your responses by Friday, October 02, 2026, it would be greatly appreciated. Please address all questions to the names noted above.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

See attached document: Attachment 1 – RFI Case Carts image1.png