The goal of the Manufacturer Direct Program is to establish an alternative to manual open market purchase activity and 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 TriMed Inc.’s orthopedic “procedural packages”. The “procedural package” includes the implants, instrumentation sets and auxiliary products necessary for the physician to perform an orthopedic surgery.

The solicitation contains an on-site personnel requirement for the contractor to provide advice and guidance to physicians before, during, and after implantation of the device at the request of the Medical Treatment Facility. Technical support shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

Market research has revealed that there are no other known manufacturers or distributors other than TriMed who can provide DoD hospitals with the complete "procedural package" under all three delivery methods and have direct control over a sales force that is knowledgeable in TriMed's products. The TriMed Sales Representatives are experts on the vendor's products and are a vital part of helping to ensure that the patient is getting the necessary treatment. TriMed will have their product line loaded in the DLA Troop Support Medical Electronic Catalog (ECAT) system. All Orders, Order Confirmations, Invoices, and Payment transactions are required to be electronic. Items will be delivered to various Department of Defense (DoD) research centers, hospitals, clinics, and any federal customer participating in this program.

The term of the contract will be a one-year Base Period and four one-year Ordering Periods. This procurement has an estimated value of $351 thousand for the Base Period, $359 thousand for the first ordering period, $368 thousand for the second ordering period, $376 thousand for the third ordering period, and $385 thousand for the fourth ordering period, for a total of approximately $1.8 million over the five-year life of the procurement. The contract maximum is $3,679,288.00 over the five-year life of the contract.

Solicitation SPE2DE-25-R-0005 is expected to be issued February 7, 2025 and can be found on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. The point of contact is Rose Schofield, DLA Troop Support- FSCB, 215-737-0703. The solicitation may not become available until the solicitation issue date.