Dentals Outsource
Title of Project: Dental Laboratory Support for North Texas Dental Lab.
Background: The Department of Veterans Affair, North Texas Dental Laboratory (NTDL) Workload for the NTDL exceeds the capacity of existing staff, requiring an outsourcing contract to manage excess workload.
Scope of Work: The contractor shall furnish all necessary personnel, materials, equipment, services and facilities to perform the following:
" Fabrication of Flexible Partial Dentures from start to finish (fully fabricated)
" Flexible Partial Dentures - Setup for Try-in
" Flexible Partial Dentures - Process from Try-in
" Fabrication of custom trays, record bases, and wax rims
" Fabrication of complete denture setups
" Fabrication of partial denture setups
" Fabrication of transitional Removable Partial Denture (RPD)/Wrought Wire Partials- start to finish
" Fabrication of bite guards
" Fabrication of dual laminate bite guards
Performance Period: From award date through November 30, 2014.
Type of Contract: Multiple Awards, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
List of duties to be performed by the contractor:
A. Valplast flexible removable partial dentures to include the following steps:
" Setup
" Flask & process Valplast prostheses
" Break out and finish Valplast prostheses, ready for delivery
" Adjust and verify the occlusion, according to the bite record supplied
" Accurately adapt the gingival base to the master cast
" Polish properly
B. Custom Trays, Record Bases, Wax Rims
" Follow the prescription exactly
" Accurately adapt the base/tray to the designated cast
" Metal handle on the anterior of the custom tray
" Upper wax rim is 22mm long in the anterior
" Lower wax rim is 18mm long in the anterior
" Borders are smooth and polished
" Cast is neat, with excess wax removed
C. Complete Denture Setups
" Mount casts with the included bite record
" Follow the prescription exactly
" No anterior tooth contact in centric
" All posterior teeth are contacting in the prescribed occlusion
" Gingival wax is trimmed and polished, with no excess wax on the denture teeth or casts.
" Record bases do not contact when the teeth are in occlusion
D. Complete Denture Process and Finish
" Confirm wax- up and seal down
" Flask, boil out and process
" Finish, confirm occlusion and polish
E. Partial Denture Setups
" Mount casts with the included bite record
" Follow the prescription exactly
" No anterior tooth contact in centric
" All posterior teeth are contacting in the prescribed occlusion
" Gingival wax is trimmed and polished, with no excess wax on the denture
" Record bases do not contact when the teeth are in occlusion
F. Partial Denture Process and Finish
" Flask, process and finish or Pour technique
G. Transitional RPD/Wrought Wire Partials from start to finish
" Mount casts with the included bite record
" Follow the prescription exactly
" Duplicate the master cast and fabricate/process the RPD on it
" Guide planes in acrylic
" No anterior tooth contact in centric
" All posterior teeth are contacting in the prescribed occlusion
" Gingival wax is trimmed and polished, with no excess was on the denture teeth, on the casts, or under the framework (except saddle areas)
" Record bases do not contact when the teeth are in occlusion
" Finish the prosthesis to fit on the master cast
H. Bite Guards
" Mount casts with the included bite record
" Duplicate the master cast and fabricate/process the prosthesis on the duplicate cast
" Follow the prescription exactly
" Anterior guidance
" Pinpoint anterior and posterior contacts
" Fit the final prosthesis on the master cast
" The prosthesis is smooth and polished
I. Dual Laminate Bite Guards
" Mount casts with the included bite record
" Duplicate the master cast and fabricate/process the prosthesis o the duplicate cast
" Follow the prescription exactly
" Anterior guidance
" Pinpoint anterior and posterior contacts
" Fit the final prosthesis on the master cast
" The prosthesis is smooth and polished
Eugene Hanley
Contracting Officer
