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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE (NCO) 16 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AND ANCILARY PRODUCTS Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans, LA Par... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE (NCO) 16 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AND ANCILARY PRODUCTS Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans, LA Part I: General Information A. Introduction The overall purpose is to provide delivery of radioactive material(s) in the form of radiopharmaceuticals (radio-isotopes) along with ancillary medications and support materials to Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) in the Nuclear Medicine Department, Room 2G221, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. B. Background Products are used as an Imaging agent/pharmaceutical and administered by IV injection or orally by a Nuclear Medicine Technologist prior to the Nuclear Medicine study. C. Scope The contractor shall provide radiopharmaceuticals as ordered, in the specific prescribed doses by SLVHCS, New Orleans, LA D. Applicable documents 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 35 Part II: Requirements E. Delivery All radiopharmaceuticals shall be delivered in unit dose form in lead-shielded containers. Plastic shrink wrap fitted at union of container cap and base to ensure proper seal. The first daily delivery shall be made to SLVHCS, Nuclear Medicine Department, Room 2G221 by 6:30 am unless prior authorization arrangements have been made. Subsequent deliveries will likewise be made as described above as needed. All delivery personnel from radio-pharmacy will be escorted to Room 2G221. After hour deliveries to include Weekends (Saturday/Sunday) and all Federal Holidays (or any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday) will be made available. If Nuclear Medicine personnel are not present, please contact the Diagnostic Imaging Service Chief Technologist, room at 504-507-2412. The Chief Technologist will escort and unlock the Nuclear Medicine Department, Room 2G221 for placement of the packages. Request for emergency doses shall be delivered within 60 minutes of placing the order. Emergency and priority studies consist of 20%-30% of the daily schedule. Radioactive shipments prepared in advance to anticipate emergency or routine studies are not acceptable. No delivery charge shall be made for required additional deliveries during normal working hours, 6:30 am 4:30 pm. Federal Holidays are as follows and include any other days specifically declared by the President of the United States to be deemed a holiday New Year s Day Martin Luther King s Birthday President s Day Memorial Day Independence Day Juneteenth Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran s Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day G. Additional Requirements Product Schedule Annual quantities are estimated and are not guaranteed. Actual quantities ordered may be greater or less than those listed. Where pricing is submitted and award is made, items have no maximum order estimate and the minimum guaranteed total value of all orders is $1,000. See Section C.5, FAR Clause 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity. This is a Base Year plus 4 Option Years Contract CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK Any changes to this Statement of work (SOW) shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the Contracting Officer. A copy of each change will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the Contracting Officer shall be borne by the contractor. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS The contractor (Radio-Pharmacy) will be required to attend a Post Award Orientation Conference prior to start of work. The purpose of the conference is to aid both Government and contractor personnel to (1) achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve potential problems. It is not a substitute for the contractor's fully understanding the work requirements at the time offers are submitted. The 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. The parties of the contractor shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose and shall be considered employees of the contractor. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE The preliminary and final deliverables and all associated working papers, application source code, and other material deemed relevant by VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this task order are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer after the task order. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this task order presented to the contractor shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for response. Press releases, marketing material or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, shall not be publicized without the written approval of the Contracting Officer. INVOICES AND PAYMENT: All payments made under the contract will be made monthly, in arrears. No advance payments will be authorized. The Contractor shall submit a monthly invoice by the fifteenth (15th) of the month for the previous month s service. The Contractor shall not invoice until all required documentation is complete, i.e., operation report dictated and signed by the Contract employee. Invoices will be returned when documentation is missing, inaccurate or incomplete. The invoice shall contain the contract number, obligation number, date of supply, name of individual who provided the service and the contracted charge for the service provided. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be the Point of Contact (POC) for any questions regarding the contract. The COR will be responsible to cross reference all shipping/packing slips against invoices submitted for payment for accuracy. The COR will contact the Contractor for resolution for any discrepancies. The invoice must include the information outlined in FAR Clause 52.214-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905. Invoices shall be submitted through VA s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System (IPPS). (See Web site at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.) The Contractor shall contact the COR if they do not receive payment within 45 calendar days of submission of a proper invoice. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION: The Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer on all matters pertaining to the administration of the contract. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to make commitments or issue changes which will affect price, quantity, quality, services or REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post in the near future. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: 1. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. a. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. 2. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. a. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. b. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of similar items, please respond to this RFI. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to kever.swafford@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than October 29, 2021 @2:30 PM CST DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. delivery of this contract.