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65 -- SALE OF SURPLUS MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARIAN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SOL RFTP 99-8001 DUE 121297 POC Jenny Prewitt 616-961-7280, Robert Bristol 616-961-7083, Cheri Reece 616-961-7220 WEB: J. Prewitt, http://www.drms.dla.mil. The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), is planning to offer current and future generations of surplus medical, dental and veterinary equipment and supplies on a term sale basis. Those assets surviving the reutilization, transfer, and donation (RTD) process will immediatly become available for Contractor removal. The contract, to be awarded on a "profit sharing" basis, will provide exllusive access to this material for a base period of one (1) year with the option of two -- one year extentions. Property locations include multiple Department of Defense (DoD) Installations thoughout the continental United States. This initiative supports the Government's most recent focus on partnering with industry. With this in mind, DRMS is exploring innovative techniques with it's intent to provide exclusive rights and "profit share" with private industry. Ideally, the Government's Contractor(s) will refurbish and / or increase the value of the material as well as demonstrate creative marketing techniques. In view of this concept, the Government anticipates that this business arrangement provides benefit to all shareholders through more effective marketing, higher profits and an increase in net sales proceeds to the U. S. Treasury. Under the resultant contract, The Contractor(s) will remove the property within stated timeframes. The Contractor(s) will provide all services and supplies necessary to support the transportation, accountability, storage, refurbishment and marketing of medical, dental and veterinary equipment. The Contractor is required to optain any and all necessary permits, licenses, etc., to be in compliance with all applicable local, state, federal, and foreign laws and regulations which pertain to transport, export, and / or Federal Drug Administration (FDA)or comparable certification. This sale will be conducted using a "Two -- Step" formal process consisting of two (2) distinct steps: [1] solicitation, submission, and evaluation of technical proposals to determine acceptability; and [2] issuance of a formal Invitation for Bids (IFB) only to those firms who have submitted acceptable technical proposals under Step 1. Accordingly, you are invited to request a copy of step one, Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP) # 99-8001. The request may be in writing, telephonically, or by facimile as follows: Write to: Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service ATT: Jenny Prewitt, Sales Contracting Officer, DRMS-LMAS 74 N Washington Battle Creek MI 49017-3092 Call: Jenny Prewitt -- 616-961-7280 Robert Bristol -- 616-961-7083 Cheri Reece -- 616-961-7220 Worlwide Web Address: http://www.drms.dla.mil (click on special sales) The Technical Proposals must be received no later than 12 Decmber 1997, 4:30 PM EDT. (0294)

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