Chapter 5: Medical Logistics Flashcards
What does the Medical Logistics Department provide
total logistic support to facilities, utilizing all facets of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Naval Supply System Command (NAVSUP), and Naval Medical Logistics Comand (NAVMEDLOGCOM)
What does logistics emcompass?
the acquisition, accouting, sustainment, and disposition of assets within the DoN
What are the standard organizational structure for Medical Logistic Departments that the Chief of BUMED established at all Naval Medical and Dental activities with logistics responsiblities?
.Purching and Contracting .Material reciept, storage, and issue .Supply inventory management .Equiptment Management Divisions .Biomedical Equiptment Maintenance Division .Central Processing and distribution .Health service contracting
What does Biomed do?
the division administers the medical/dental equiptment preventive and corrective maintenance programs
NAVSUP P-485
Naval Supply Systems Command Manual; establishes policies for operating and managing supply departments and activities
Volume 1 of NAVSUP P-485
Naval supply procedures, afloat
Volume 2 of NAVSUP P-485
naval supply procedures, supply appendices
Volume 3 of NAVSUP P-485
naval supply procedures, ashore
NAVSUP P-409
MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP Manual; responsible for origining and processing MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP documents
NAVMED P-5132
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Equipment Management Manual; provides equipment management procedures to include budgeting, funding acquisition, use, maintance, repair, redistribution, and disposal of equipment
what does Procurement mean
the act of obtaining materials or services
what does āContracting Authorityā mean?
refers to the dollar limitation and acquisition methods the command and purchasing agents are restricted to when placing government orders
Commitment
When approved funds have been approved and set aside by the fiscal officer for acquisition of goods and/or services
Obligation
when a qualified purchasing agent enters into a contractual agreement thereby obligation the government with a vendor for goods and/or services
Unauthorized commitment
when a government representative, lacking the authority to enter into a contract on behalf of the government, enters into an agreement with a vendor for goods and/or services
Ratification
the process in which an unauthorized commitment is reviewed by designated personnel
Procurement Administrative Lead Time(PALT)
the time it takes for the Purchasing Agent to place an order against a requisition
Priority Designator
a two digit number used by the customer to determine the urgency of the requistioned item
Required Delivery Date (RDD)
the date the material is required by the customer
Authorized Requistioner
A person designated in writing with signature authority to sign requistions for supplies and services, usually the Division Officer or Department Head
Micro Purchase
an aquisition of authorized supplies or services that do not exceed the current competitive threshold of $3000
Non-Procurement Offical
May place orders utilizing the government-wide commercial Purchace card for orders less than $3000 and no more than a cumulative total of $20,000 per year
SERVMART
a source for the purchase of non-medical administrative material, including cleaning gear
Federal Acquistion Regulation (FAR)
The primary regulation used by all Federal Executiv agencies in their acquistions of supplies and services with appropriated funds
Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS)
Regulations providing supplemental guidence to the FAR for DoD activities