Arthrex, Inc. Orthopedic Procedural Packages

The goal of the Manufacturer Direct Program is to establish an alternatives

to manual market purchase activity, re-engineer the business process with

an automated e-commerce business solution. The objective of this

solicitation is to establish a Fixed Price (with Economic Price Adjustment)

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Arthrex, Inc. Orthopedic “Procedural

Packages.”  These “procedural packages” include hip, knee and other joints (extremities and trauma,

shoulders etc.), imaging and resection and biologics orthopedic that are necessary for the orthopedic

surgery. This solicitation contains an on-site personnel requirement for the

This solicitation contains an on-site personnel requirement for the

contractor to provide advice and guidance to physician’s before, during

and after implantation of the device at the request of the Medical

Treatment Facility (MTF). Technical support shall be available twenty-four

(24) hours a day, (7) seven days a week.

Market research has revealed that there are no other manufacturers or

distributors other than Arthrex, Inc. who can provide Department of

Defense (DoD) hospitals with the Arthrex Orthopedic “Procedural

Packages” at the required time of surgery and be available on-site if needed to answer

questions on all these products. The Arthrex, Inc. representatives

are experts in their products and are a vital part in helping to ensure that

the patient is getting the necessary treatment.

Arthrex, Inc. will have their product line loaded into the DLA Troop

Support Medical Electronic Catalog (ECAT). All orders, order

acknowledgements and invoice transactions are required to be electronic.

Items will be delivered to various DoD research centers, hospitals and

clinics and any federal customer participating in this program.

The terms of the contract will be comprised of five, one year ordering periods with no options.

This procurement has an estimated value of $52,774,229 for the first ordering period,

$53,298,910.76 for the second ordering period, $53,828,808.53 for the third ordering period,

$54,363,974.54 for the fourth ordering period and

$54,904,461.18 for the fifth ordering period for a total estimate of

$269,170,384 over the five year life of the procurement. The contract

maximum is $471,048,172.66 over the five year life of the contract.

Solicitation SPE2DE-23-R-0005 is expected to be issued by December 6,

2023 and can be found on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at

https;//www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil . The point of contact is Matt Peoples,

DLA Troop Support, 215-737-2078. The solicitation may not become

available until the solicitation issue date.