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This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capabil... This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NCO 9 Network Contracting Office, on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare Services (TVHS) VA Medical Center is conducting market research through this source sought notice to seek sources to identify potential experienced businesses that are capable of meeting the requirements per the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) below Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. NAICS code: 621399 and sized standard is $10.0. NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status must be registered, and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov. Project requirements: The contractor shall provide a minimum of one (1) up to four (4) Licensed Pharmacist(s) and a minimum of one (1) up to eight (8) Certified Pharmacy Technician(s) shall be provided on October 1, 2023 for a base year with 4 option years as required by the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System; hereinafter called VA, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville/Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with the actual number of staff needed at any one time and the specific campus location needed directly dependent upon workload required by the Service. The VA will require a maximum of 4 contract pharmacists and 8 contract pharmacy technicians. The Pharmacists' and Technicians primary function is to provide professional expertise in the Inpatient/Outpatient Section as assigned by Pharmacy Management, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) Pharmacy Service, on a rotational basis, and be directly involved in all aspects of the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceuticals, monitoring the use of pharmaceuticals, and organizing and prioritizing this work. Place of Performance: VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare 1310 24th Ave S Nashville, Tennessee 37212 VA Medical Center Alvin C. York Campus 3400 Lebanon Pike Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129 One FTE is defined by VA as a minimum of 80 hours every two weeks and does not include holidays. SEE ATTACHED DRAFT PERFORMANCE OF WORK STATMENT Anticipated period of performance: Base year: 10/1/2023 thru 09/30/2024 with 4 one year option period years. Authority: Title 38 USC 8153, Health Care Resources (HCR) sharing Authority. Other important considerations: Cite any other information that is necessary for potential respondents to understand the nature of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition. Capability statement /information sought: Response to this announcement shall not to exceed 10 pages and should include the following information: (1) A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide a product and related services; (2) The respondents DUNS number, Unique Entity Identification (UEI), organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, etc,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; (3) Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Please e-mail your response with the above information to christina.witt@va.gov This is an RFI being performed for Market Research purposes. Questions should be emailed to Christina.witt@va.gov and phone calls will not be answered-questions must be submitted by email. 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 pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. 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). See attached document: DRAFT PWS.