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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Radiopharmaceutical Supplies 66048 36C25521Q0269 03-29-2021

10AM

CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

N 325412 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 Denise Maynard denise.maynard@va.gov 913-946-1978 Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center 5500 E. Kellogg Avenue Wichita, KS 67218-1607

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposal or quote and does no obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified businesses.

Responses to this notice shall include:

1. Company Name

2. Address

3. Point of Contact

4. Phone, Fax, and Email

5. DUNS number

6. Must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform the work in the Statement of Requirements.

See Attached:

1. Statement of Requirements

Please respond whether you can or cannot provide.

All responses due by 10:00 am CST, Monday, March 29a, 2021 Denise Maynard Contract Specialist denise.maynard@va.gov 913-946-1978 Network Contracting Office 15

See attached documents: Statement of Work

Statement of Requirement

1. General Description:

Radiopharmaceutical preparation of doses, tagging of blood, and testing shall be performed at Vendor facility provided by a board-certified Radiopharmacist and delivered to the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (VAMC) at 5500 E. Kellogg Wichita, KS. This is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity effort.

2. Duties:

a. Contractor must be within the 50-mile radius of the Wichita VAMC or can provide a 1-hour delivery time.

b. Vendor shall hold a current unrevoked US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) and/or Federal Drug and Administration (FDA) license to produce and distribute radiopharmaceuticals for human administration, and a license to receive, and dispose of radioactive waste.

c. Personnel assigned by the Vendor to perform services covered by this contract shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.

d. Vendor shall immediately notify the Robert J. Dole VAMC, upon any action be from the USNRC agreement state and/or FDA to suspend or modify the vendor or supplier.

e. Vendor must be able to provide the technetium from HEU (highly enriched uranium) to LEU (low enriched uranium) once the Department of Veterans Affairs implements the transition.

f. Vendor’s employees will be given access to the “Hot Lab” that houses the Radiopharmaceuticals in the Cardiology Center for deliveries and pick-ups of blood and C-14 breath samples.

3. Work Hours:

a. Regular Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday.

4. Security and Confidentiality:

a. Vendor shall be responsible for maintaining Automated Data Processing (ADP) Security.

b. Vendor shall be responsible for safeguarding and maintaining patient information in the strictest confidence in accordance with the Privacy Act, HIPAA, and all other applicable state and federal laws.

5. Delivery:

a. Orders normally will be placed by 3:00 pm. Delivery shall be required by 6:00 am the following work day. Due to the demands of the Medical Center’s care requirement, there shall be no restriction to the number of orders and number of deliveries required per day placed by the VA Nuclear Medicine Technician’s.

b. The delivery order shall specify: patient name, contract item (s) and quantity, time (s) of delivery and applicable VA order number.

c. Deliveries will incorporate sufficient lead or other high-density metal shielding to comply with all applicable federal and/or state standards relating to shipment of radioactive materials.

d. Deliveries will be supervised by the COR or their designee before beginning delivery operations. Vendor will contact the COR prior to delivery to arrange for delivery supervision.

e. Radiopharmaceuticals not used will be returned for credit the next work day (including the bulk doses).

f. Shipments called “when needed” may be requested during regular work hours, after work hours, or as “emergency”, including weekends, holidays, and nights. Access to this location during non- work hours shall be obtained by contacting a Nuclear Medicine Technician at 316-651-3653.

g. If shipments are contracted to be delivered specifically on Mondays, but Monday is a holiday, then the shipment will take place the next regular work day.

h. Orders can be placed orally by telephone and/or fax transmission.

i. Time of delivery specified or mutually agreed to at the time of receipt of telephone or fax order shall become mandatory. Failure to perform in accordance with the time of delivery may be grounds for termination of contract.

6. Person Authorized to Place Orders:

In addition to the Contracting Officer, the COR is authorized to place orders under this contract, as well as any Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist employed by the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (VAMC).

Estimated quantities, actual amounts may differ.

Product ID Item Description Non-HEU (highly enriched uranium)

Estimated Quantity

Technetium Products (Unit Doses)