Justification and Approval (J&A) Cordis US Corp Products

The goal of the Manufacturer Direct Program is to establish an alternatives to manual market purchase activity, 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 Cordis US Corp. Cardiovascular and Endovascular products. This 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 (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 Cordis US Corp. who can provide Department of Defense (DoD) hospitals with the Cordis US Corp. products at the required time of surgery and be available on-site if needed to answer questions on all these products. The Cordis US Corp. representatives are experts in their products and are a vital part in helping to ensure that the patient is getting the necessary treatment. Cordis US Corp. 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 $2,552,953.86 for the base ordering period, $2,588,184.62 for option ordering period one, $2,623,901.57 for option ordering period two, $2,660,111.41 for option ordering period three and $2,696,820.95 for option ordering period four for a total estimate of $13,121,972.42 over the five year life of the procurement. The contract maximum is $26,243,944.83 over the five year life of the contract. Solicitation SPE2DE22R0008 is expected to be issued by March 4, 2022 and can be found on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https;//www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil . The point of contact is Hector Quinones, DLA Troop Support, 215-737-5758. The solicitation may not become available until the solicitation issue date.