“Catalog” is a vendor’s listing of items that have been determined to have fair and reasonable pricing by DLA and are now available for ordering by authorized users. The catalog is limited to DLA approved items and is not necessarily inclusive of the full range of items that a vendor can provide.
“Distribution and Handling Fee is one component of the total item price listed in the catalog. It is the portion paid for stocking, handling, and delivering the item, as awarded under the contract. It does not include the cost of the actual item that the tailored logistics provider may have manufactured itself or procured from another supplier. It is expressed in fixed dollar amounts only, not in percentages, except for those Prime Vendor acquisitions found in the PGI 17.9504 (a) pricing model.
“Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA)” is an agreement with a manufacturer or supplier that establishes both the selling price of a product and an affirmation from the DAPA-holder to allow Tailored Logistics Support contractors to distribute its products. A DAPA allows for the delivery of selected products at specified prices.
“Market Basket” is an evaluation tool that uses a representative group of line items on the proposed contract to establish fair and reasonable price determinations. Items and quantities selected for inclusion in a market basket must represent a minimum of 75 percent of the anticipated dollar value of the planned acquisition. Market Basket price reasonableness determinations are made in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.4 and may consist of comparisons with historical pricing data, catalogs, market prices, various price indexes, and similar standard pricing standards.
“Modified Prime Vendor (MPV)” are those PV-like arrangements that provide additional capabilities beyond distribution. Some of these other support arrangements have been known in the past as Integrated Prime Vendor and Virtual Prime Vendor. There may or may not be a direct relationship between the prime vendor and the customer.
“National Allowance Pricing Agreement (NAPA)” is an agreement with a manufacturer or supplier that provides discounts on a national basis. Tailored Logistics Support contractors pass on these savings to the end customer.
“Prime Vendor (PV)” is a supplier of a wide variety of products within a specific industry/sector, which along with supplying those products provides additional capabilities such as distribution. The additional capabilities are evaluated as part of the best value decision making process. Examples are the Medical/Surgical, Pharmaceutical, and Garrison Feeding PV contracts.
