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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 27, 2013 FBO #4113
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Q -- RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS BASE PLUS FOUR OPTION - Attachment

Notice Date

2/25/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

325412 — Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
 

ZIP Code

37129
 

Solicitation Number

VA24913R0293
 

Response Due

3/3/2013
 

Archive Date

5/2/2013
 

Point of Contact

Phon Phasavath
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NCO 9 Network Contracting Office, on behalf of Veterans Administration Medical Center Lexington KY, is conducting market research through this sources sought notice to seek potential sources that are the following: HuBZone Small Business Concern; Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC); Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC); Small Business Concern, for Radiopharmaceuticals to be delivered to Veterans Administration Medical Center Lexington KY. Requirement: This requirement is a standing order for radiopharmaceuticals to be delivered a minimum of 4 times daily to the Nuclear Medicine Staff of VAMC Lexington KY. This requirement is for a base of (6) months plus (4) one year options through September 30, 2017. Deliveries will be made between the hours of 6:00 to 4:30 weekly, by order on weekends, and holidays. Offerors must be able to make emergency deliveries within 1 hour of order placement to include weekend hours and holidays. The daily schedule consists of 20-30% emergency orders. All radiopharmaceuticals must be delivered in lead-shielded containers, labeled concentration, calibration, time, total volume and total activity. Delivery personnel must be licensed to transport hazardous material and must be able to provide proof of license. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. CCR: Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to phon.phasavath1@va.gov or via fax to (615) 225-5431 (Attn: Phon Phasavath -Supply) no later than March 3, 2013 at 12:00 AM, Eastern Time with the following information/documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number and all NAICS code. 2. Point of Contact and Phone Number. 3. Business Size along with documentation applicable to the stated requirement: a. HuBZone Small Business Concern; b. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC); c. Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC); d Small Business Concern (SBC). 4. Documentation Verifying Small Business Certification: a. If claiming HuBZone status, provide a copy of your HuBZone Certificate from SBA. b. If claiming SDVOSBC status, provide documentation that shows the Service Disable Veteran (SDV) unconditionally owns 51 % of the business, controls the management and daily operations, and holds the highest officer position in the company. Documentation should also be provided to show that the SDV has a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Defense or Department of Veteran Affairs. c. If claiming VOSBC status, provide documentation that shows the Veteran unconditionally owns 51% of the business, controls the management and daily operation, make long-term decisions for the business, and holds the highest officer position in the company that works at the business fulltime during normal working hours. The documentation should also show the business is small. d. If claiming Small Business status, provide documentation to show the business is small. 5. Capability Statement to max of (2) pages in addition, address the following questions: a.Have you performed this service or similar service in the last 3 years on contracts valued at $1.0 to $3.0 million? b.What is your average response time for emergent orders? c.Are you able to provide any of not all of the items listed? Please annotate which items your company can provide. d.Are your drivers hazmat licensed? STATEMENT OF WORK UNIT DOSE RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS VAMC LEXINGTON, KY/NUCLEAR MEDICINE/PET 1.DELIVERY/SCOPE: Quantities expressed in the schedule are estimates based on historical usage for one year. However, quantities and types of radiopharmaceuticals may vary based on patient demand. "All radiopharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals or kits are to be furnished by the Contractor in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract and all applicable local, state and federal laws. "Contractor/supplier shall abide by (CFR 10) Title Code of Federal Regulations, which states: a Licensee may use for medical use only: i.By-product material manufactured, labeled, packaged and distributed in accordance with a license issued pursuant to the regulations in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 35 and the equivalent regulations of an Agreement State. ii.Reagent kits that have been manufactured, labeled, packed and distributed in accordance with the approval by the Commission pursuant to S32.73 or an Agreement State under equivalent regulations for the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals for medical use. "All radiopharmaceutical items, possibly including some not listed, shall be ordered as needed by the Nuclear Medicine staff and delivered with daily routine deliveries. "If the ordered radiopharmaceutical is not available and cannot be delivered to the VA when needed, the Contractor will notify the VA Nuclear Medicine Department and obtain the needed doses from another source, including another Radiopharmacy, to be delivered as near the requested time in order to provide timely care to the Veteran patients. "The Contractor may only substitute another radiopharmaceutical for the requested one with VA Nuclear Medicine approval. When this is done, the VA will pay for the lower priced radiopharmaceutical. "No delivery charge shall be made for additional deliveries up to 4 per day during normal working hours, 6:00 am-4:30 pm. "The contractor shall deliver all radiopharmaceuticals with NO added fuel surcharge. "Requests for emergency doses during regular work hours (M-F 6:00 am-4:30 pm) shall be delivered within 45 minutes of placing the order. Emergency and priority studies consist of 20%- 30% of the daily schedule. "The first daily delivery shall be made to Nuclear Medicine (Room A-152) by 6:30 a.m. unless prior authorization arrangements have been made. Delivery shall be made directly to a Nuclear Medicine Technologist on duty. Deliveries made before staff arrives shall be made by contacting the Veterans Medical Center Police to unlock the Nuclear Medicine Department Night Entry (Room A-152) for placement of the packages. Subsequent deliveries will likewise be made as needed as described above. "Delivery personnel will be bonded by the contractor. "Contractor shall provide evidence of special driver's licenses required for transporting hazardous materials. "Contractor shall meet all Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Transportation, FDA, OSHA and all other State and Federal rules and regulations. "Contractor must provide waste disposal at no additional charge of used radioactive dose syringes, vials, etc. All waste shall be picked up with the next delivery. "All radiopharmaceuticals shall be delivered in properly shielded containers with disposable impenetrable biohazard liners. Shipping containers and their labeling must comply with all federal and state regulations. "All unit dose radiopharmaceuticals delivered must have a bar code for scanning into a dose tracking system. "Any recalled/incorrectly delivered dose for any reason shall be credited for the full amount. "It is the offeror's responsibility to provide the VA with recall notices on any product that has been delivered to the VA that may be defective. Notification shall be made to the Contracting Officer Representative via the most expedient method. "Incorrectly delivered doses shall not exceed one per month. "Any doses deemed below standard by the facility shall be credited toward the account and shall not exceed one per quarter, i.e. 4 per year. "Weekend (Saturday/Sunday) and all Federal Holiday deliveries shall be made by contacting the Veterans Medical Center Police to unlock the Nuclear Medicine Department Night Entry (Room A-152) for placement of the packages. Federal Holidays: -New Year's Day -Martin Luther King's Birthday -President's Day -Memorial Day -Independence Day -Labor Day -Columbus Day -Veterans' Day -Thanksgiving -Christmas Day -Any other day declared a Federal Holiday by the US President. "Emergency call back fees shall not be charged for regular work hours (M-F 6:00 am-4:30 pm) on days not observed as a holiday by the VA, i.e. Christmas Eve, Good Friday, etc. "Contractor shall provide a quarterly linearity source at no charge. The activity requested can range from 25 to 400 mCi. "Contractor shall provide leukocyte and platelet labeling services available as a same day service. "Contractor shall provide 24 hour on-call service for emergency procedures. "Contractor shall provide any additional technical support deemed necessary for the technical staff, physicians, patient education, etc. "All radiopharmaceuticals shall be calibrated and labeled with concentration, calibration time, total volume, total activity and expiration time and date. "All technetium products shall be tested for molybdenum contamination and the amount of molybdenum present shall be stated. "The Radiopharmacy shall be USP compliant for sterile compounding and shall provide a statement to this effect. "Product information including supplier's source of radiopharmaceuticals, package inserts, results of quality control testing performed by supplier and copies of supplier's license and procedures shall be provided upon request at no additional charge. "Consultation service regarding radiopharmaceutical applications, problems, controls, etc., shall be provided upon request at no charge. 2.PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO PLACE ORDERS: The following personnel are authorized to telephone and/or fax radiopharmaceutical orders: "Supervisory Nuclear Medicine Technologist "Nuclear Medicine/PET Technologist "Program Support Assistant "Other Lexington VA Medical Center Staff as designated 3.INVOICING: "Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) shall be provided with a copy of invoice at the end of each week for approval before submission to the Contract Radiopharmacy's Business Center for processing. Said invoices will be reviewed by the COR for accuracy and any discrepancies corrected and a new invoice sent before invoice is finalized. "Contractor shall be paid monthly, in arrears, upon submission of a properly prepared invoice for services/supplies during the period. All invoices will include the contract number, date of services, last name of patient, and an itemized listing of charges. Invoices shall be submitted electronically to: vickie.kiefer@va.gov. 4.PERFORMANCE/QUALITY: "Incorrectly delivered doses shall not exceed one per month. "Any doses deemed below standard by the facility shall be credited toward the account and shall not exceed one per quarter, i.e. 4 per year. "It is the offeror's responsibility to provide the VA with recall notices on any product that has been delivered to the VA that may be defective. Notification shall be made to the Contracting Officer Representative via the most expedient method. "All technetium products shall be tested for molybdenum contamination and the amount of molybdenum present shall be stated. "Contractor shall provide complete documentation of quality control results upon request. Product information including supplier's source of radiopharmaceuticals, package inserts, results of quality control testing performed by supplier and copies of supplier's license and procedures shall be provided at no additional charge. "Offeror will perform quality control on each agent dispensed. Contractor shall perform all quality control procedures as required by Federal and State regulatory agencies. Only those products that pass Quality Control may be sent to the VA Nuclear Medicine Service. The supplier will demonstrate documentation of Quality Control performance of any item upon request of the VA Nuclear Medicine Service. "All products are purchased subject to acceptance by the VA, Nuclear Medicine Service. Products that fail to meet Quality Control criteria of Nuclear Medicine will not be accepted. Products will be rejected and may be discarded if found unsatisfactory by the Nuclear Medicine's Quality Control when they are received, or later if deterioration of the product occurs before the expiration date. The VA will not be financially liable for unacceptable materials. 5.QUALIFICATIONS: Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. The qualifications of such personnel shall also be subject to review by the VA Chief of Staff and approval by VA Facility Director. 6.PERSONNEL POLICY: The contractor shall be responsible for protecting the personnel furnishing services under this contract. To carry out this responsibility, the contractor shall provide the following for these personnel: worker's compensation professional liability insurance health examinations, income tax withholding and Social Security payments. Such personnel shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose and shall be considered employees of the contractor. 7.EVALUATION METHODOLOGY: The Government intends to award this contract based on lowest price technically acceptable. "The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed Price requirement contract to the responsible Offeror submitting proposals that are determined to be lowest price technically acceptable. Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) means that the award will be made to the offeror whose price is lowest among all proposals that were deemed to be technically acceptable. "Technical acceptability will be measured minimally by: 1)The offerors ability to meet desired turnaround times as stated in the statement of work. 2) Past performance references. "The solicitation specifies the technical requirements that VAMC Lexington has established above in the detailed statement of work (SOW) the award will be made on the basis of the lowest "aggregate" price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors in accordance with FAR 15.101-2(b)(1)). "The Government intends to award this contract with a base of six months (April 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013) and four consecutive twelve month option years. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES BASE (6 MONTHS ONLY): 4/1/13 - 9/30/13 RADIOPHARMACEUTICALEST QTYUNIT (PER DOSE, PER mCi)UNIT COSTTOTAL COST Tc-MYOVIEW TETROFOSMIN930 Tc-MEDRONATE-MDP124 Tc-MACRO AGGR ALB-MAA46 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID12 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID (filtered)18 Tc-MEBROFENIN28 I-131 UPTAKE CAP 6 Tc-PENTETATE-DTPA10 Tc-BICISATE-ECD0 TCO4 PERTECHNETATE18 Tc-OXIDRONATE-HDP0 I-131 5mCi CAP9 I-131 Rx 12 mCi1 I-131 Rx 13 mCi1 I-131 Rx 96 mCi1 I-131 Rx 100 mCi2 I-131 Rx 150 mCi1 Tc-MIBI 3 111In-WBC +Kit including labeling1 cold PYP VIAL2 201Tl per mCi26 67Ga per mCi0 111In-OCTREOSCAN1 14C H PYLORI0 CCK/KINEVAC0 CALIBRATOR LINEARITY TcO4 (400 mCi)2 I-123 MIBG (Iobenguane)1 133Xe GAS (10 mCi)1 Tc-MAG33 18F-FDG-estimated use193 Unit Dose Management System (Software Only)1 BASE ESTIMATED TOTAL2231 OPTION YEAR 1: 10/1/13 - 9/30/14 RADIOPHARMACEUTICALEST QTYUNIT (PER DOSE, PER mCi)UNIT COSTTOTAL COST Tc-MYOVIEW TETROFOSMIN1860 Tc-MEDRONATE-MDP248 Tc-MACRO AGGR ALB-MAA91 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID23 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID (filtered)36 Tc-MEBROFENIN55 I-131 UPTAKE CAP 11 Tc-PENTETATE-DTPA19 Tc-BICISATE-ECD0 TCO4 PERTECHNETATE35 Tc-OXIDRONATE-HDP0 I-131 5mCi CAP17 I-131 Rx 12 mCi2 I-131 Rx 13 mCi1 I-131 Rx 96 mCi1 I-131 Rx 100 mCi3 I-131 Rx 150 mCi1 Tc-MIBI 6 111In-WBC +Kit including labeling1 cold PYP VIAL3 201Tl per mCi51 67Ga per mCi0 111In-OCTREOSCAN2 14C H PYLORI0 CCK/KINEVAC0 CALIBRATOR LINEARITY TcO4 (400 mCi)4 I-123 MIBG (Iobenguane)1 133Xe GAS (10 mCi)1 Tc-MAG36 18F-FDG-estimated use424 Unit Dose Management System (Software Only)1 OPTION YEAR 1 ESTIMATED TOTAL 4,499 OPTION YEAR 2: 10/1/14 - 9/30/15 RADIOPHARMACEUTICALEST QTYUNIT ((PER DOSE, PER mCi)UNIT COSTTOTAL COST Tc-MYOVIEW TETROFOSMIN1860 Tc-MEDRONATE-MDP248 Tc-MACRO AGGR ALB-MAA91 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID23 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID (filtered)36 Tc-MEBROFENIN55 I-131 UPTAKE CAP 11 Tc-PENTETATE-DTPA19 Tc-BICISATE-ECD0 TCO4 PERTECHNETATE35 Tc-OXIDRONATE-HDP0 I-131 5mCi CAP17 I-131 Rx 12 mCi2 I-131 Rx 13 mCi1 I-131 Rx 96 mCi1 I-131 Rx 100 mCi3 I-131 Rx 150 mCi1 Tc-MIBI 6 111In-WBC +Kit including labeling1 cold PYP VIAL3 201Tl per mCi51 67Ga per mCi0 111In-OCTREOSCAN2 14C H PYLORI0 CCK/KINEVAC0 CALIBRATOR LINEARITY TcO4 (400 mCi)4 I-123 MIBG (Iobenguane)1 133Xe GAS (10 mCi)1 Tc-MAG36 18F-FDG-estimated use466 Unit Dose Management System (Software Only)1 OPTION YEAR 2 ESTIMATED TOTAL 4,541 OPTION YEAR 3: 10/1/15 - 9/30/16 RADIOPHARMACEUTICALEST QTYUNIT (PER DOSE, PER mCi)UNIT COSTTOTAL COST Tc-MYOVIEW TETROFOSMIN1860 Tc-MEDRONATE-MDP248 Tc-MACRO AGGR ALB-MAA91 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID23 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID (filtered)36 Tc-MEBROFENIN55 I-131 UPTAKE CAP 11 Tc-PENTETATE-DTPA19 Tc-BICISATE-ECD0 TCO4 PERTECHNETATE35 Tc-OXIDRONATE-HDP0 I-131 5mCi CAP17 I-131 Rx 12 mCi2 I-131 Rx 13 mCi1 I-131 Rx 96 mCi1 I-131 Rx 100 mCi3 I-131 Rx 150 mCi1 Tc-MIBI 6 111In-WBC +Kit including labeling1 cold PYP VIAL3 201Tl per mCi51 67Ga per mCi0 111In-OCTREOSCAN2 14C H PYLORI0 CCK/KINEVAC0 CALIBRATOR LINEARITY TcO4 (400 mCi)4 I-123 MIBG (Iobenguane)1 133Xe GAS (10 mCi)1 Tc-MAG36 18F-FDG-estimated use512 Unit Dose Management System (Software Only)1 OPTION YEAR 3 ESTIMATED TOTAL 4,587 OPTION YEAR 4: 10/1/16 - 9/30/17 RADIOPHARMACEUTICALEST QTYUNIT (PER DOSE, PER mCi)UNIT COSTTOTAL COST Tc-MYOVIEW TETROFOSMIN1860 Tc-MEDRONATE-MDP248 Tc-MACRO AGGR ALB-MAA91 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID23 Tc-SULFUR COLLOID (filtered)36 Tc-MEBROFENIN55 I-131 UPTAKE CAP 11 Tc-PENTETATE-DTPA19 Tc-BICISATE-ECD0 TCO4 PERTECHNETATE35 Tc-OXIDRONATE-HDP0 I-131 5mCi CAP17 I-131 Rx 12 mCi2 I-131 Rx 13 mCi1 I-131 Rx 96 mCi1 I-131 Rx 100 mCi3 I-131 Rx 150 mCi1 Tc-MIBI 6 111In-WBC +Kit including labeling1 cold PYP VIAL3 201Tl per mCi51 67Ga per mCi0 111In-OCTREOSCAN2 14C H PYLORI0 CCK/KINEVAC0 CALIBRATOR LINEARITY TcO4 (400 mCi)4 I-123 MIBG (Iobenguane)1 133Xe GAS (10 mCi)1 Tc-MAG36 18F-FDG-estimated use564 Unit Dose Management System (Software Only)1 OPTION YEAR 4 ESTIMATED TOTAL 4,639 SCHEDULE OF ISOTOPES RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACT ESTIMATED TOTAL BASE (6 MONTHS) $ __________________________ ESTIMATED TOTAL OPTION YEAR 1: $ __________________________ ESTIMATED TOTAL OPTION YEAR 2: $ __________________________ ESTIMATED TOTAL OPTION YEAR 3: $ __________________________ ESTIMATED TOTAL OPTION YEAR 4: $ __________________________ ESTIMATED GRAND TOTAL BASE + ALL OPTIONS $_________________
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA249-13-R-0293 VA249-13-R-0293.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=633511&FileName=VA249-13-R-0293-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=633511&FileName=VA249-13-R-0293-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: The Department of Veterans Affairs;1101 Veterans Drive;Lexington KY

Zip Code: 40502
 

Record

SN02995337-W 20130227/130225234524-fdaa4645a4aa74ef89afb77f056544d9 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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