Cricothyrotomy Kits

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) Division Medical Materiel Enterprise Standardization Office (MMESO) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program anticipate issuing a Sources Sought notification for the establishment of a Qualified Suppliers Listing (QSL) for Cricothyrotomy Kits through the SAM.gov website on or about 05 December 2024. This is not a request for quote or proposal. Examples of items for this Cricothyrotomy Kits product line could include but are not limited to:

single use emergent surgical cricothyrotomy kits. These kits will consist of a cuffed and flanged airway with internal diameter of 6-7mm, outer diameter of less than 10mm, intra tracheal length of 5-8 cm; a #10 scalpel, 10-cc syringe, a tracheal hook, and a device to secure the airway (e.g. strap, holder, tie); all materials will not be made with natural rubber latex.

This product line is limited to surgical and/ or surgical with bougie assist technique Cricothyrotomy Kits; Seldinger technique Cricothyrotomy Kits, utilizing a guidewire, are excluded. The primary objective of this effort will be to solicit information and products for evaluation in order to create a QSL. The subject QSL will be the basis of a separate Standardization Action (SA) resulting in an Incentive Agreement (IA).

This initiative will be part of the MSPV program which is executed by the DLA Troop Support, Directorate of Medical Materiel. To participate in the QSL process vendors must have or be in the process of obtaining a Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) and a separate commercial agreement with the current Medical/Surgical PV for each MMESO Area of Responsibility (AOR), i.e., Cardinal Health, and Owens & Minor.

Vendors must validate that their account is Active in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. For additional information regarding DLA Troop Support’s MSPV program, please access the DLA web site at https://www.medical.dla.mil. All items proposed to be included in this QSL must be on DAPA for the DLA Troop Support MSPV program.

The MSPV Program requires that all items be manufactured in a Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Compliant Country (as defined by FAR 52.225-5), unless it is determined that no functionally equivalent item is available from a compliant source. To be eligible for inclusion in the proposed QSL, all vendors are required to complete the DAPA TAA Certification. Detailed information about the QSL requirements will be provided in the QSL Announcement.

The purpose of this Notice of Intent to Establish a Qualified Supplier List is to inform qualified entities interested in providing these services that the release of the QSL Announcement is imminent. Upon issuance of the QSL Announcement, all relevant information will be available electronically on the SAM.gov website. This Notice of Intent to Establish a Qualified Supplier List is for information purposes only. This is not a request for submission of proposals or qualifications. RESPONSES OR OTHER INQUIRIES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.