Inactive
Notice ID:36C26122Q0634
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, an...
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See Internet Site https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 562112, Hazardous Waste Collection, size standard is $ 41.5 million. NOTE: Please ensure that System For Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to olivia.duarte@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM Pacific Time, May 31, 2022. Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html Description of Services The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) 975 Kirman Ave. Reno, NV 89502 has a requirement for controlled substance destruction of medication. The purpose of this service would be to maintain compliance with VHA Directive 1108.01 and Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations and provide proper disposal of controlled substances that are deemed damaged, expired, returned, unusable, or otherwise unwanted that are lawfully possessed by registrant. The controlled substance destruction process would provide VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) Pharmacy Service a source of disposal for controlled substances in the most optimal way. A process to track the product turned in for disposal shall be in place. Any software containing such information shall be made available to the COR or designees with unlimited access. Disposal of controlled substance stock held for destruction are required to be completed at least quarterly. A DEA-licensed destruction company should be scheduled at least quarterly to meet this requirement but are not limited to the quarterly scheduled appointments. For purposes of this contract, the Pharmaceutical Disposal Company may be referred to as contractor or vendor. Any contractor that destroys a controlled substance shall be registered as a Pharmaceutical Disposal Company and must be compliant with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing pharmaceutical disposal. Services required under this contract shall be performed in accordance with Federal Laws including but not limited to Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations. Contractor shall be compliant with any requirements of the VA as listed in this contract. Contractor shall provide a representative to perform duties for each on-site pick up of expired or unusable controlled medications at VASNHCS Pharmacy Service. Contractor shall be able to accommodate up to 12 pickups per period of performance based on VASNHCS Pharmacy needs. VASNHCS Pharmacy Service shall provide contractor a minimum of a two-week notice to schedule pickups. Anticipated need for pickup services would occur about once a month for the Reno, Nevada Division. The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision: (a)Â Business Size (Large/Small) (b)Â Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) (c) SAM record (d)Â DUNS number (e) Ability and experience with similar projects. (f) List of projects similar in scope. DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this sources sought. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a sources sought notice. Â Â Â Â
