Medical/Dental/Surgical Supplies and Equipment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its organizational components require medical supplies for federal personnel who perform emergency medical services for its operational and pandemic mission-critical needs.  The required items are grouped into four categories:  general medical supplies, AEDs and heart monitors, medical supply kits, and clinical/dental supplies.  The DHS organizational components and subcomponents that require these supplies include:

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
• Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Federal Protective Service (FPS)
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
• U.S. Secret Service (USSS)

Delivery locations will be restricted to the continental United States (CONUS).

The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 339113 - Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, which has a size standard of 750 employees.  

It is anticipated that a firm-fixed-price, five-year, multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement will be established using simplified acquisition procedures. 

It is anticipated that a Request for Quotations (RFQ) will be issued via the System for Award Management (SAM) as a partial small business set-aside with two categories set aside for small businesses (the AED-heart monitor and medical supply kit categories) and two categories unrestricted (the general medical supply and clinical/dental supply categories).

The Government will award BPAs resulting from the solicitation to the responsible quoters whose quotes conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.  Quoters will be permitted to compete at the product category level, allowing successful quoters to be awarded a BPA under one or more of the four categories.

The closing response date listed in this presolicitation notice is the tentative RFQ issuance date.  The tentative anticipated award date is October 14, 2022. 

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements, as determined at the order level.

All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

In order to be considered for award, vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Vendors not already registered in SAM are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible.

Questions regarding this acquisition shall be submitted to Eric Neckel at eric.r.neckel@cbp.dhs.gov and Donna McMullen at donna.r.mcmullen@cbp.dhs.gov.  It is requested that all questions be submitted by e-mail.