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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 Q Virtual Pharmacy Services for Durham VAMC 23667 36C24619Q1139 09-12-2019 N 621399 Anthony D. Long Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, North Carolina 27705-3815

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anthony.long@va.gov Federal email account THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists currently.

Market Research is being conducted to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business or HUBZone interests.

The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for market research purposes and to determine whether to set-aside the requirement for small businesses.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Durham, NC is trying to determine whether to set-aside the acquisition for Virtual Pharmacy Services for an SDVOSB, VOSB, or Small Business interest.

We are seeking a virtual pharmacist. The contractor shall provide prescription finishing services on a daily basis provided by a licensed pharmacist to keep the number of pending prescriptions routed for mail to 500 or less daily. Prescription finishing includes verification of appropriate dose, route, quantity, accurate directions, evaluation for drug-drug interactions, contraindications, recorded allergies and assuring the printed labels will be understandable to the patients. Finished prescriptions will be suspended for Consolidated Mail-out Patient Pharmacy (CMOP). The contractor will strive for a zero-error rate in all aspects of the finishing process.

The contractor shall not finish prescriptions that are problematic, including new prescriptions for non-formulary or restricted medications, prescriptions that are contraindicated due to drug-drug interactions or allergies or prescriptions for dosages outside the recommended dosing ranges.

The NAICS 621399 is applicable to this acquisition; with a size standard of $8.0 million, If your company is interested in performing these services, please notify our office of your intent.

In response, please include the following:

• A positive statement of your intent to submit a quote as a prime contractor (capability statement)

• If any teaming or subcontracting possibilities are contemplated, please provide subcontractor's name and breakdown of labor and its' performance cost

• Evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, award dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers

• Past performance references with points of contact and phone numbers

• Provide FSS/GSA Contract# if applicable.

• Identify whether the firm falls into any of the socioeconomic categories listed above

Your response is required by: Thursday, September 12, 2019 by 10:00 AM EST All capable Service Disabled Veteran Small Businesses are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information solicited.

All the above must be submitted in enough detail via email to: anthony.long@va.gov.