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Page 3 of 3 Sources Sought Notice- National Contracts Pharmaceutical Standardization Program The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not consti... Page 3 of 3 Sources Sought Notice- National Contracts Pharmaceutical Standardization Program The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Offers are not being solicited at this time. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request for information. The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center is working on a new national procurement for the vials, bottles and caps noted below. The VA facilities have a variety of dispensing machines that would require costly recalibration if we were to require one brand of vials and caps for all facilities. Due to costly recalibration of machines, facilities will not recalibrate their automated equipment. This national procurement is for VA and OGA facilities that utilize Script-Pro machines for Groups 1-4. Any facility currently using the calibrated ScriptPro machines for vials will be mandated for its continued use. Group 5-9 bottles are not used in ScriptPro machines. Each Group will be evaluated and may be awarded separately. This is a follow-on procurement as there is a national contract in place for both vials and bottles that will expire in August of 2021. I am in the beginning stages of market research and thus have a few questions. GROUP 1 - VA only; VA Logo required    GROUP 2 - VA only; VA Logo required    GROUP 3 - IHS & BOP; NO VA Logo required    GROUP 4 - IHS & BOP; NO VA Logo required    GROUP 5-9 - VA, IHS, BOP; NO VA Logo; not used in automation machines    GROUP 1 (Requires VA Logo) Amber vial, plastic, round, minimum 4-1/8" circumference, minimum 2" high, for use with safety caps (press down and turn) and non-safety snap caps; one-piece closure, no fitment. Vials and caps must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements. Vial opening instructions must be legibly embossed or permanently marked in contrasting color on cap surface      QTY Unit 8 Dram Vial  2,500 BT Safety Cap  2,250 EA Non-Safety Cap  250 EA     12 Dram Vial  963,630 BT Safety Cap  867,267 EA Non-Safety Cap  96,363 EA     16 Dram Vial  844,290 BT Safety Cap  759,861 EA Non-Safety Cap  84,429 EA     20 Dram Vial  40,400 BT Safety Cap  36,360 EA Non-Safety Cap  4,040 EA     30 Dram Vial  29,680 BT Safety Cap  26,712 EA Non-Safety Cap  2,968 EA     40 Dram Vial  621,830 BT Safety Cap  559,647 EA Non-Safety Cap  62,183 EA     60 Dram Vial  39,690 BT Safety Cap  35,721 EA Non-Safety Cap  3,969 EA     GROUP 2 (Requires VA Logo) Amber vial, plastic, round, minimum 4-1/8" circumference, minimum 2" high with reversible screw cap. Vials and caps must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements. Vial opening instructions must be legibly embossed or permanently marked in contrasting color on cap surface       QTY Unit 9 Dram Vial  85,975 BT Safety Cap  35,721 EA Non-Safety Cap  3,969 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     13 Dram Vial  2,756,325 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     16 Dram Vial  2,248,290 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     20 Dram Vial  3,553,200 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     30 Dram Vial  357,700 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     40 Dram Vial  2,014,430 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     60 Dram Vial  203,560 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  85,975 EA     Group 3 and 4 Includes 2 types of vials for OGAs (IHS & BOP) - Does NOT require VA logo        Group 3 - Amber vial, plastic, round, minimum 4-1/8" circumference, minimum 2" high, for use with safety caps (press down and turn) and non-safety snap caps; one-piece closure, no fitment. Vials and caps must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements. Vial opening instructions must be legibly embossed or permanently marked in contrasting color on cap surface - NO VA Logo       QTY Unit 8 Dram Vial  43,500 BT Safety Cap  37,810 EA Non-Safety Cap  5,690 EA     12 Dram Vial  3,268,425 BT Safety Cap  2,793,046 EA Non-Safety Cap  475,380 EA     16 Dram Vial  709,620 BT Safety Cap  609,913 EA Non-Safety Cap  99,707 EA     20 Dram Vial  42,600 BT Safety Cap  36,576 EA Non-Safety Cap  6,024 EA     30 Dram Vial  60,080 BT Safety Cap  51,609 EA Non-Safety Cap  8,471 EA     40 Dram Vial  1,018,550 BT Safety Cap  872,953 EA Non-Safety Cap  145,597 EA     60 Dram Vial  89,780 BT Safety Cap  77,091 EA Non-Safety Cap  12,689 EA     GROUP 4 - Amber vial, plastic, round, minimum 4-1/8" circumference, minimum 2" high, for use with safety caps (squeeze and turn) and non-safety snap caps; two-piece closure, fitment inserted. Vials and caps must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements. Vial opening instructions must be legibly embossed or permanently marked in contrasting color on cap surface - No VA Logo       QTY Unit 9 Dram Vial  687,925 BT Safety Cap  58,416 EA Non-Safety Cap  9,510 EA Reversible Cap  620,000 EA     13 Dram Vial  5,971,950 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  5,971,950 EA     16 Dram Vial  1,360,440 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  1,360,440 EA     20 Dram Vial  593,105 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  593,105 EA     30 Dram Vial  322,860 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  322,860 EA     40 Dram Vial  1,157,440 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  1,157,440 EA     60 Dram Vial  192,670 BT Safety Cap  0 EA Non-Safety Cap  0 EA Reversible Cap  192,670 EA     Group 5 - 9 - Schedule of Supplies VA, IHS, BOP, Is NOT used in automation. There is no need to be compatibility with automated equipment Group 5 - Jars, Ointment: Opaque, white, polypropylene (PP) plastic ointment jar, single walled, molded screw caps. Must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements.   QTY Unit 1 ounce  427 BT & CAP 2 ounce  4,217 BT & CAP 4 ounce  3,972 BT & CAP 8 ounce  895 BT & CAP 16 ounce  1,780 BT & CAP     Group 6 - Bottles, Liquid: Amber, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin, single walled, child-resistant cap with embossed opening instructions. Bottle to contain graduated markings. Must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements.   QTY Unit 2 ounce  161,120 BT & CAP 3 ounce  9,355 BT & CAP 4 ounce  135,730 BT & CAP 6 ounce  20,975 BT & CAP 8 ounce  96,870 BT & CAP 12 ounce  18,436 BT & CAP 16 ounce  59,752 BT & CAP     Group 7 - Bottles, Dropper: Amber glass bottle and pipette with rubber bulb cap. Must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements.   QTY Unit 1 ounce  1,742 BT & CAP     Group 8 - Bottle, safety cap, wide mouth packer, screw neck, round, opaque white high-density polyethylene with child-resistant (palm and turn) type cap. Bottles and caps must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements       QTY Unit 80 dram (300-325cc)  13,390 BT & CAP 105 dram (400-425cc)  17,684 BT & CAP 130 dram (500-525cc)  39,162 BT & CAP     Group 9 - Bottle, safety cap (controlled substance) round, translucent natural, soft plastic, high density polyethylene, 1-7/16" diameter, 2-1/8" high, screw neck, with child-resistant closure safety cap. Cap to provide a tamper evident seal when applied.       QTY Unit 8 Dram 30cc  1,200 BT & CAP     COMPANY NAME: ______________ Award will be made in the aggregate by group for vials and bottles. Therefore, there is a possibility of multiple awards. My intention is to issue the solicitation in late March/early April and have an award in place in by August when the current contract expires. Please respond to the questions below. 1. Are you a small OR large business per NAICS code 326160/1,250 employees or less? _________________________________ 2. For the items listed above, please indicate which groups you would be interested in submitting an offer for and if you are a manufacturer OR distributor for these items. If you are a distributor, please list the manufacturer. ________________________________ 3. For the items noted above, please indicate the country in which it is manufactured. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. For VA procurements, we are asking for pre-priced option years. How many option years is your company comfortable pricing out for this procurement (Base + 1-4)? The government prefers a Base plus four. ________________________________________________________________________ 5. For this procurement, VA is requiring a logo to be printed on the closures for Group 1 & 2 (Logo to be printed on the closures/caps will be provided with the solicitation). Please let me know if your company has any problems or concerns with including this label for VA caps. ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor: All Ordering Activities under the Department of Veterans Affairs acquire their pharmaceutical requirements through their Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program (PPV). The contractor shall ensure that chargeback agreements with the PPVs have been executed with sufficient time to permit the PPVs to begin timely distribution of Government orders, if an award is made. Does your company currently have a business-to-business agreement with the PPVs? ________ If your company is not interested in participating, please respond with the reason why. This aids our market research for future procurements. ________________________________________ If you could provide your responses by Wednesday, March 24th it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me if you have any questions.