DOCUMENT
65 -- radiopharmaceuticals - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 325412
— Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;North Texas Veterans Health Care Center;Network Contracting Office 17;4500 S. Lancaster Road;Dallas TX 75216
- ZIP Code
- 75216
- Solicitation Number
- VA25716N0517
- Archive Date
- 2/19/2016
- Point of Contact
- Lynn Pettit
- E-Mail Address
-
lynn.pettit@va.gov
(Lynn.Pettit@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Network Contracting Office 17 is conducting market research to help determine the availability of potential businesses with capabilities to provide the radiopharmaceuticals below. This is a sources sought notice only. The information gathered from this request is for information and planning purposes only and will not be released. This does not constitute a solicitation. No solicitation is currently published, pending, or available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be issued at a later date. Responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Vendor participation in this response or any informational session is not a promise of future business with the VA. The Government is not obligated, nor shall it pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. The intended contract period is a one-year base period plus (4) four one-year option periods. Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following: 1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, and DUNS. 2. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. Anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325412, small business size standard 750 employees. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) 3. Provide a brief capability statement with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. A short statement regarding the company's capability to provide the radiopharmaceuticals outlined in the draft SOW below. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. Statement of Work 1. Contractor shall meet all Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Health Physics Program (NHPP), Department of Transportation, FDA, OSHA, and all other agency rules and regulations (Federal and State), as well as any applicable Joint Commission Requirements. 2. Contractor must be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and be regularly established in the business of providing radiopharmaceuticals. Offeror must provide copies of licenses and certifications along with proposal to the Contracting Officer. 3. Contractor must be able to provide service of all general & therapeutic Nuclear Medicine radiopharmaceuticals to VA North Texas Healthcare System (VANTHCS) facility. a) VANTHCS, 4500 S Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX 75216 4. Technetium-99m unit doses will be non-high (LEU) enriched Uranium-235 versus the standard high enriched Technetium being supplied routinely to Nuclear Medicine clinics. Pricing should include cost for the non-high (LEU) enriched Uranium-235 along with the high enriched Uranium-235 (HEU) in those instances were product availability for the LEU product is limited or unavailable. 5. Contractor shall label all unit doses of delivered radiopharmaceutical with the amount, preparation time, expiration time, date, etc. Contractor must supply each VISN 17 facility with a bar code reader or a thumb drive that is compatible the Nuclear Medicine Information System (NMIS). 6. If the Contractor's system varies from the VANTHCS facility NMIS, the Contractor shall provide means for compatibility or alternative system with any needed data migration, technical support and training of staff on its use at no additional price to the Government. Any additional tracking systems provided must comply with VA and associated IT requirements. 7. An additional label shall be affixed to each syringe, vial, or other container used to hold a radioactive drug to be transferred for commercial distribution. The label must include the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" or "DANGER, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" and an identifier that ensures that the syringe, vial, or other container can be correlated with the information on the transport radiation shield label. 8. All packages containing radioactive material must be labeled and shipped in accordance with Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations Part 172 and 173. 9. Contractor shall perform all quality control procedures as required by Federal and State regulatory agencies. Quality Control results will be furnished upon request. 10. Contractor/supplier shall abide by Title 10, Code of Federal Regulation, which states: A Licensee may use for medical purposes only: (a) By-product material or cyclotron produced materials 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. (b) Reagent kit that has been manufactured, labeled, packed and distributed in accordance with approval by the Commission pursuant to Title 10 CFR 32.72 or an Agreement State under equivalent regulations for the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals for medical use. 11. Contractor shall have available an adequate supply of contract products to meet the requirements of the VA North Texas Healthcare System with proof of contingency supply chain to prevent disruption of clinical care. Pricing will be based on a tiered unit dose price per quantity of doses ordered with no other fees or surcharges. 12. Contractor will deliver radioisotope in amount greater than or equal to the activity ordered with calibration for the specified appointment time. 13. At least three (3) scheduled deliveries of radiopharmaceutical per day with no associated fee and additional isotope availability, as per clinical schedule including emergency/STAT deliveries, as needed. STAT delivery times during routine working hours will be defined at 90 minutes from time of placing order and 2 hours on weekend and nights. 14. Radiopharmaceutical Returns for Credit: The Contractor shall accept returns for full credit toward future orders under the following conditions: a. Product(s) ordered or shipped in error. b. Product(s) damaged in shipment c. Concealed shipping damages d. Recalled product(s) e. Outdated products in unopened, original container. Note: VANTHCS facilities NMS can return at least 10% of radioisotope due to patient cancellation or no show at no cost to the facility. Contractor shall invoice at least once per month showing period covered, billing date, name of preparation, quantity and amount and correct purchase order number. 15. Normal/ Routine Ordering: Orders shall be placed by authorized VA personnel during the normal workday, and first delivery shall be received no later than 07:30 am the following workday to the VANTHCS Nuclear Medicine Service. After award, the Contractor will be furnished the name(s) of VA personnel that are authorized to place orders against the Contract. Orders shall only be placed by authorized VANTHCS NMS personnel via telephone, fax, or e-mail. 16. Normal/ Routine Deliveries: Depending upon Medical Center patient care requirements, the contractor shall provide routine delivery and pick-up, as many times as required by VANTHCS NMS. Delivery orders shall include the following information: "Contract item (s) and quantity, " Time(s) of delivery, "Applicable VA purchase order number. Contractor agrees to accept unused radiopharmaceutical and provide reimbursement per unit dose applicable towards future orders. Contractor is responsible for on time delivery of radiopharmaceutical and will have back-up facilities/production options available to maintain greater than 95% on time delivery or risk penalty that includes no charge doses that, at a minimum, equal the amount of missed doses. 17. Contractor will provide VANTHCS NMS personnel online and/or live CE opportunities at no cost to VANTHCS. Line ItemDescriptionAnnual Qty (est) 1Ga-67 Gallium Citrate UD 1-10 mCi2 2I-123 Iobenguane Sulfate 1-30 mCi2 3I-123 USP NaI 100 uCi Cap100 4I-123 USP NaI 200 uCi Cap100 5I-131 USP NaI Dx Cap mCi 1-30 mCi30 6I-131 USP NaI Tx Cap 1-6 mCi24 7I-131 USP NaI Tx Cap Each add'l mCi1725 8In-111 Autologous WBC Suspension58 9In-111 Capromab Pendetide UD10 10In-111 Pentetate SDV/Vial2 11In-111 Pentetreotide UD26 12Pentetate Vial30 13Sincalide Solution (UD)10 1499mTc Exametazime(Ceretec) UD1 1599mTc Exametazime(Ceretec) WBC20 1699mTc Filtered Sulfur Colloid (Melanoma Lympho) UD11 17Tc-99m Macro Aggregated Albumin UD79 18Tc-99m Mebrofenin UD31 19Tc-99m Medronate UD8 20Tc-99m Meriatide UD45 21Tc-99m NaTc04 MD (Per mCi)500 22Tc-99m NaTc04 UD mCi (Up to 30 mCi)60 23Tc-99m Oxidronate UD325 24Tc-99m Penetate UD (Aerosol)75 25Tc-99m Penetate (UD) Renal5 26Tc-99m Pyrophosphate UD5 27Tc-99m Sestamibi UD955 28Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid UD53 29Tc-99m Tetrofosmin UD25 30Tl-201 Thallous Chloride17 31Ultra Tag Kits (GI Bleed, MUGA, Liver Hemangioma) 45 32Tc-99m Non-HEU Exametazine UD1 33Tc-99m Non-HEU Exametazime(Ceretec) WBC37 34Tc-99m Non-HEU Filtered Sulfur Colloid (Melanoma Lympho) UD11 35Tc-99m Non-HEU MAA UD80 36Tc-99m Non-HEU Mebrofenin UD31 37Tc-99m Non-HEU Medronate UD9 38Tc-99m Non-HEU Meriatide UD45 39Tc-99m Non-HEU NaTc04 MD (Per mCi)500 40Tc-99m Non-HEU Tc-99m NaTc04 UD mCi (Up to 30 mCi)60 41Tc-99m Non-HEU Oxidronate UD325 42Tc-99m Non-HEU Penetate75 43Tc-99m Non-HEU Sestamibi2879 44Tc-99m Non-HEU Sulfur Colloid UD53 45I-131 USP NaI Dx UD Sol uCi1 46In-111 WBC Blood Kit (Heparin)53 47Tc-99m WBC Blood Kit (Heparin)63 48Tc-99m Non-HEU NaTc04 UD uCi240 49Sm-153 Lexidronam UD1 50Tc-99m NaTc04 UD uCi240 51In-111 Chloride Point Source1 52After-Hours Call Out Charge15 53Sr-891 54Tc-99m Succimer1 55Lymphoseek (Tilmanocept)12 56Syntrac Integration1 57Syntrac Software leasing12 This is a sources sought notice for market research purposes only. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Potential sources are encouraged to respond, by email to Lynn Pettit@va.gov no later than February 12, 2016, 4:30PM CST.
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- Attachment
- File Name: VA257-16-N-0517 VA257-16-N-0517.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2544127&FileName=VA257-16-N-0517-000.docx)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;VA North Texas Health Care System;4500 S Lancaster Rd;Dallas TX
- Zip Code: 75216
- Zip Code: 75216
- Record
- SN04009864-W 20160206/160204234754-18c7b90016882ee3059f4ebf3a76c70b (fbodaily.com)
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