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Customized Dental Appliances (RFI)

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General Information

  • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Updated)
  • Updated Published Date: Nov 13, 2023 11:39 am EST
  • Original Published Date: Nov 08, 2023 11:12 am EST
  • Updated Response Date: Nov 24, 2023 04:00 pm EST
  • Original Response Date: Nov 24, 2023 04:00 pm EST
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Updated Inactive Date: Dec 09, 2023
  • Original Inactive Date: Dec 09, 2023
  • Initiative:
    • None

Classification

  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code:
  • NAICS Code:
    • 339114 - Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
  • Place of Performance:
    Norfolk , VA 23510
    USA

Description

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has a requirement to procure customized dental appliances to be fabricated off-site and delivered to one of twenty-nine (29) Coast Guard Dental Clinics throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. 

The Contractor shall ensure that all dental laboratory work is delivered to the respective USCG facility upon completion of the job(s). Shipping fees for dental laboratory works within the Continental of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Alaska will be included in the service contract. The dental laboratory shall meet or exceed the industry standards in accordance with established principles, practice and ethics of the dental laboratory profession. The primary place of performance will be at the Contractor’s own facility.

The estimated volume of customized dental appliances requested from Coast Guard clinics range from 500 to 2,000 annually. Coast Guard Dental Officers ensure that over 35,000 active duty and reserve members comply with dental readiness standards and can deploy at a moment's notice. The Contractor/Dental Laboratory will have a professional working relationship with Coast Guard dental providers and will communicate to meet special requests or resolve discrepancies in delivery of final product.

Some of the customized dental appliances will include: 1. Porcelain fused to high noble ceramo-metal crown/bridge with options 2. Processed, flexible partial denture frameworks (ValFplast, Flextite or equivalent material), 3. Denture teeth set up, and processed acrylic denture base 4. Removables (Dentures, Partials, Flippers, etc.).

Submission of your company's capability statement should be emailed to Temekka Ellis at temekka.s.ellis@uscg.mil. with a subject title of "Customized Dental Appliances (RFI)" no later than Friday, 24 November 2023 at 4 p.m. EST

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

  • WASHINGTON DC 20593
  • WASHINGTON , DC 20593
  • USA

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