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SOURCES SOUGHT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS The Department of V... SOURCES SOUGHT THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small business concerns should be capable of furnishing all labor, supervision, and vehicles to support the specifications. The NAICS code is 325421 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: RADLOPHARMACEUTICALS 1. The contractor shall provide all unit dose Radiopharmaceuticals used by the Nuclear Medicine Imaging Department, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta Georgia during normal working hours and for all after hour emergency studies. 2. The contractor shall provide Radiopharmaceuticals during standard hours of care Monday through Friday from 0700 (7:00 AM EST) until 1630 hours (4:30 PM EST), including Federal holidays. After hours coverage will be available Saturday and Sunday 0700 (7:00 AM EST) until 1630 (4:30 PM EST) and Monday through Sunday from 1630 (4:30 PM EST) until 0730 hours (7:30 AM EST), including Federal holidays. 3. The contractor will be contacted by Staff, Nuclear Medicine Technologists assigned to the Imaging Nuclear Medicine Department at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. 4. All routine orders for Radiopharmaceutical doses will be placed to the contractor the day prior before the clinic close of business via phone. The order will include specified activities of doses and calibration times. The contractor will deliver the ordered Radiopharmaceutical doses to the Nuclear Medicine before 0730 (7:30 AMPST) on the day specified to ensure proper inventory and receipt of the shipment is done by qualified personnel. All emergency, after hour orders of Radiopharmaceutical doses will be placed by an on call staff Nuclear Medicine Technologists on an emergency need basis. The contractor will deliver all after hour orders of Radiopharmaceuticals within two hours of the Radiopharmaceutical doses being ordered to Imaging Nuclear Medicine. 5. The contractor will calibrate all Radiopharmaceutical doses to ensure proper activity ranges of +/- 10 percent of the specified ordered dose based on specific requirements provided by Nuclear Medicine Clinic based on guidelines outlined in 10 CFR Part 35. 6. The contractor shall provide a daily invoice accompanying all Radiopharmaceutical shipments to Imaging Nuclear Medicine for all orders placed. 7. The contractor will ensure that all Radiopharmaceutical doses provided are compounded and calibrated by or under the supervision of a certified Nuclear Medicine Pharmacist. 8. The contractor shall provide courier service that is in accordance with Department of Transportation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other applicable regulating authorities enabling the delivery of all Radiopharmaceuticals. All couriers shall be licensed and shall submit all required paperwork in order to be granted access to the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta Georgia. The contractor shall be responsible for the removal of all used and unused Radiopharmaceutical doses from the clinic within 72 hours of delivery. 9. The contractor shall notify the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Imaging Department, Nuclear Medicine immediately should the inability arise to provide Radiopharmaceutical doses. 10. The contractor shall provide any training or education required to meet commercial standards related to use of radiopharmaceuticals to all staff Nuclear Medicine Technologists stationed at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. 11. The contractor shall be able to provide a Nuclear Medicine management program. This program shall provide all necessary software and hardware maintained by the contractor. The management program shall allow for the receipt, inventory and proper documentation of Radiopharmaceutical doses dispensed. 12. Period of Performance One year base period, plus four one year options. REQUIRED ITEMS: Clin Description Approximate Amt Reqiuired 1 Return Kit MED3709 1 2 Return Kit BM01-15 1 3 Tc-99m Bicisate UD (Neurolite) 1 4 Tc-99m Exametazime UD (Ceretec) 1 5 In-111 Pentetate UD 1 6 Tc-99m Tilmanocept (Lymphoseek) 10 7 Flourine F18 FDG 800 8 In-111 Pentetreotide (Octreoscan) 10 9 I-131 Therapy Capsules (100-150mCi) 50 10 Tc-99m Mertiatide (MAG-3) 20 11 20mCi Sheet Source 2 12 Tc-99m Medronate (MDP) 200 13 Tc-99m DTPA Renal 10 14 In-111 WBC 6 15 PYP Vials 40 16 Tc-99m Mebrofenin (Choletec) 60 17 I-123 Thyroid Uptake & Scan Capsule (per caps) 150 18 Tc-99m NaTcO4- UD 60 19 Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid 60 20 Tc-99m DTPA Lung 50 21 Tc-99m MAA 50 22 I-131 Diagnostic Capsules (<100mCi) 10 23 I-131 each additional 400 24 Tc-99m Filtered Sulfur Colloid UD 10 25 Thallous Chloride (Thallium) 5 26 Dose Management Software 12 27 Geiger Muller Survey Calibration 6 28 F-18 Na Flourine PET Bone 1 29 I-123 Iobenguane (Adreview) 1 30 Ultra Tag RBC Kits 30 31 Sestamibi 1500 32 Tc-99m WBC Kit 3 33 Tc-99m Ceretec WBC 1 34 In-111 WBC Kit 3 35 In-111 Petetate Vial 1 36 Tc-99m Point Source 3 37 I-123 200uCi Thyroid Capsules 90 38 Tc-99m NaTcO4- Bulk (per mCi) 500 39 Pharmacist Call Out Fee- on call 12 40 Dose Management Training Fee 1 41 Tc-99m Succimer (DMSA) 1 42 Tc-99m Pyrophosphate (Technescan PYP) 10 POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large), DUNS Number and GSA/FSS contract number if applicable. 2) Provide a Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's past performance in providing this type of service. Please include the following: (a) staff expertise including their availability, industry experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and large project planning capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts and references (preferably VA), and other related information. 3) Submit Capability Statements by 2:00 pm Eastern Time Zone, Monday, July 13, 2020. Responses should be received no later than 2:00 PM EST. Submissions must be made via email to: Darrell Harper; darrell.harper2@va.gov NO CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AFTER JULY 13, 2020. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). A FUTURE NOTICE WILL BE POSTED IF, OR WHEN, A SOLICITATION WILL BE RELEASED. 5) Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. 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. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. 6) No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)