36C25024Q1061.docx

Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 10 Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Rd.

Battle Creek MI 49037

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Jeffrey Rozema jeffrey.rozema@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office Central, Network Contracting Office 10, intends to enter into a sole source procurement for PET MRI Radiopharmaceuticals for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 4646 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price, 1-year purchase order to SOFIE CO., 21000 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 730, Dulles, VA 20166. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 325412 – Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, and the Business Size Standard is 1,300 employees.

Contractor will furnish (including packaging, transportation, manifests, and reports) all PET radiopharmaceuticals listed below to the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 4646 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201 for period of performance October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. These are PET radiopharmaceutical supplies used in Nuclear Medicine to perform exams on PET MRI patients.

F18 Neuraceq 8-10 mCi or F18 Amyvid 8-10 mCi It is the Government’s belief that SOFIE CO. is the only vendor capable of providing all of these radiopharmaceuticals for the Detroit VA. Sources sought notice 36C25024Q0867 was published on Contract Opportunities from July 25,2024 through August 2, 2024. Responses were received from three contractors, including SOFIE CO. Contractor capabilities were reviewed by John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Nuclear Medicine staff, who determined that, although the other contractors could provide some of the required products, SOFIE CO. was the only contractor capable of providing all the products.

This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1) to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Interested persons may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to meet the subject requirement. This information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government.

Interest/capability statements shall be submitted to Jeffrey Rozema, Contracting Officer, via e-mail at jeffrey.rozema@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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