DSCP RFI for Med/Surg Prime Vendor Program

DSCP REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL PRIME VENDOR PROGRAM



Solicitation Number: SPM200-08-RFI-ACPOP-01

Agency: Defense Logistics Agency

Office: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia,

700 Robbins Avenue, Bldg 6

Philadelphia, PA 19111



Notice Type: Sources of Information Sought





Synopsis:





This is a Request for Information (RFI). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This RFI does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released. Any proprietary information submitted will be protected if appropriately marked. Vendor participation is not a promise of future business with the Government. The purpose of this RFI is to conduct Market Research to determine an acquisition strategy for non-contract sales and metrics related to the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor Program.



Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) is an agency of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). DLA provides supply support and logistics services to the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and several federal agencies. The Medical Supplier Operations, a Directorate of DSCP, is planning for a follow-on Medical Surgical Prime Vendor indefinite quantity, long-term contract. The estimated solicitation issue date is on or around June 2009. The intended contract base period is anticipated to be 2 years with 2 two year option periods, although this is subject to change depending on Market Research. DSCPs Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program is seeking information to improve several features of its program design for contract and non-contract sales.



The Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (Med Surg PV) Program has established three TRICARE Global regions (North, South, and West) that combine to provide routine ordering capability throughout the world. Prime Vendor (PV) is the primary distribution channel (single distributor) for procurement and delivery of a full range of commercial medical/surgical supplies to a group of Medical Treatment Facilities in the geographical regions. Medical Treatment Facilities order directly through the Prime Vendor with next day delivery. Each PV provides all medical surgical products for which it has been authorized as a distributor under a designated contracting instrument as authorized by DSCP Medical. Designated contracting instruments include, but are not limited to, a Distribution and Pricing Agreements (DAPAs) and the Alternate Commercial Product Ordering Program (ACPOP). All items are brand name specific or generic commercial products that are identified by the manufacturers item descriptions and part number and conform to the manufacturers commercial specifications.



The Alternate Commercial Product Ordering Program (ACPOP) was provided as an opportunity for customers to have access to PV inventory available to commercial customers, but not currently available through a DAPA. Under ACPOP, our customers can order from an electronic catalog of items managed by the PVs. ACPOP is an adaptation of a technique that is broadly used in the commercial sector and usually referred to as non-contract sales. DSCP intends to redesign its ACPOP program for the follow-on contract. One of the goals of this re-design is to obtain prices of items prior to the customer ordering through ACPOP so that all prices can be determined Fair and Reasonable by the Government. We are soliciting industry ideas for this (new/different) mechanism.



DSCP is required to have quantitative metrics to evaluate contractor performance. Therefore, the Government is also seeking to re-design one or some of the performance metrics for the follow-on contract. One measure currently utilized under the current contract is the fill rate. This measure only allows for inclusion of items defined as usage items by the customer. The fill rate metric is calculated by number of lines filled divided by number of lines ordered. DSCP is seeking ideas, recommendations, and other metrics based on commercial practices used for evaluating contractor performance.



Your responses are requested by the close of business on July 07, 2008 and may be sent via mail or email. If email is your preferred source of transmission, we recommend that you look for a confirmation within 48 hours of submission by the point of contact provided below. Any responses received after this date may not be reviewed or considered in our contract formation process for the follow-on Medical Surgical Prime Vendor contract.



Please submit your responses to Ms. Raeshon Sykes, Contracting Officer, at



Defense Supply Center Philadelphia FSEA

700 Robbins Avenue, Bldg 6

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111



or email: Raeshon.Sykes@dla.mil.