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To Procure, Supply, Warehouse And Distribute Pharmaceutical/Medication Supplies To The ADF.
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: Isabel.ramsay@defence.gov.au
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Melbourne
You Are Invited To Submit A Tender To Procure, Supply, Warehouse And Distribute Pharmaceutical/Medication (Dental, Medical And Veterinary) Supplies To The Australian Defence Force (ADF) As Prime Vendor Under A Standing Offer Arrangement.
Background:
For The Past 12 Years An Arrangement To Procure, Store And Distribute A Variety of Pharmaceuticals Products On Behalf of The ADF Has Been In Place Under 28 Defence Negotiated And Managed Standing Offers (Contracted Items), With Various Manufacturers And Suppliers, With A Prime Vendor To Coordinate The Sourcing And Supply of Required Products That Are Not Covered By The Defence Established Standing Offers (Non-Contracted Items Using The Incumbent’s Price List).
The Prime Vendor Is Currently Symbion Health Care Services (Formerly Faulding Healthcare Pty Ltd) And This Arrangement Has Enabled Rapid Distribution To Only The Designated ADF Health And Medical Centres, (35 Central Dispensing Points (CDPs)) At A Cost Effective Price In Comparison To Using The Centralised Receipt And Dispatch of A Defence distribution centre. While The CDPs Have The Use of A Pharmaceutical Integrated Logistics System (PILS) Recent Technical Issues Between Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) And The Incumbent Has Meant The E-Business Functionality Is Not Utilised To Its Full Capability. Currently The CDPs Are Required To Phone Or Fax Purchase Orders Directly To The Prime Vendor.
Program Management And Procurement Is Managed By The Health Systems Program Office (HLTHSPO) Within Land Systems Division (LSD), DMO. All Other Functions Are Managed By Joint Logistics Command (JLC). If A Pharmaceutical Product Is Contracted On Standing Offer HSG Will Raise A Purchase Order. If A Product Is Not On Standing Offer, HLTHSPO May Use The Prime Vendor Arrangement To Purchase Off The Incumbent’s Price List Or A Method of Procurement Deemed As Value For Money. Currently HLTHSPO Manage Purchase Orders Through The Standard Defence Supply System (SDSS) And Resource And Output Management Accounting Network (ROMAN).
In Addition To The Prime Vendor Arrangement, The Defence National Supply And Distribution Centre At Randwick (DNSDC-R) And The Supporting Warehousing And Distribution Contract No. V309951 Between The Commonwealth And SERCO Dated Nov 99, Also Supports Pharmaceutical Products Supplied To All ADF Units On-Shore And Off-Shore. DNSDC-R Hold Contingency Stocks For Operational Purposes And Also Holds Items Not Listed On The TGA Register For ADF Deployments.
Overview of This RFT Requirement:
Defence Now Seeks A More Streamlined Solution That Will Continue To Deliver A Robust Supply Chain And Contract Management Process For The Provision of Pharmaceuticals/Medications (Dental, Medical And Veterinary). To Attain This Defence Requires A Single Prime Vendor To Supply, Warehouse And Distribute Defence Approved Pharmaceutical/Medications To All ADF Units. All Pharmaceuticals/Medications That Currently Appear On The TGA National Register Will Be Required.
Refer To RFT Documentation.
All Enquiries - (Must Be By E-Mail).
: 0
: Isabel.ramsay@defence.gov.au
:
To Request RFT Documentation (Must Be By Email.)