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 NuVasive who can provide Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals with the NuVasive spinal "procedural package" at the required time of surgery and be available on-site if needed to answer questions on all these products. The NuVasive spine representatives are experts in NuVasive's products and are a vital part in helping to ensure that the patient is getting the necessary treatment.
NuVasive 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 a one-year base ordering period and four one-year unilateral option ordering periods. This procurement has an estimated value of $8,500,00.00 for the base ordering period, $8,558,650.00 for option ordering period one, $8,617,704.69 for option ordering period two, $8,677,166.85 for option ordering period three and $8,737,039.30 for option ordering period four for a total estimate of $43,090,560.84 over the five year life of the procurement. The contract maximum is $136,875,899.11 over the five year life of the contract.
Solicitation SPE2DE19R0001 is expected to be issued by June 1, 2019 and can be found on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https;//www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil . The point of contact is Charles Reimer, DLA Troop Support, 215-737-3829. The solicitation may not become available until the solicitation issue date.