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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 J Pharmacy Semi-Annual CETA Equipment Certification and Maintenance Requirement.

NAICS 541380 - Testing Laboratories 77030 4298 36C25619Q1435 09-03-2019 N 541380 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston TX 77030 4298 Shasta Britt Contract Specialist shasta.britt@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe BLVD Houston, TX 77030

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shasta.britt@va.gov @va.gov This Sources Sought/Market Survey Notice is being conducted by the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 at 2002 Holcombe Blvd. Bldg. 100, Houston, Texas 77030 to identify other sources that are capable of providing Semi-Annual Inspection and Certification of Pharmacy Biological Safety Cabinets and clean rooms to include particle counts per the most current USP 797and 800 requirements. Pharmacy sampling requirements require the following: Semi-Annual certification of six (3) cleanroom testing buffer rooms, three (3) cleanroom testing ante rooms, fifteen (15) biological safety cabinets (BSC’s), four (4) horizontal laminar airflow hoods (LAFH’s), five (5) horizontal LAFH’s, twelve (12) bacterial sampling w/I.D., twelve (12), fungal air sampling per location, twelve (12) bacterial and fungal surface sampling, twelve (12) bacterial/fungal air sampling three (3) IV robots, six (6) glove box/isolators, and three (3) smoke visualization studies completed by a CETA certified technician. Alarm calibration shall be required for all equipment services contract at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), 2002 Holcombe Blvd. Building #100; Houston, Texas 77030.

NOTE 1: Contractor shall be an authorize Contractor, trained technician, possess licenses and certification for equipment and services to meet all government requirements and objectives. Submission of certificates/certification or proof of capability to meet statement of work requirements, see below “responses should include”.

Performance Location and Hours:

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), 2002 Holcombe Blvd. Building #100; Houston, Texas 77030. Normal duty hours are from 0700-1530, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Contractor access shall be provided during this time period. The expected period of performance is for a base year with four (4) option years, exercisable at the Government’s discretion.

See attached draft statement of work (SOW) with this Sources Sought Notice announcement.

If this is a service your business can provide, please respond to this Sources Sought Notice within seven (7) calendar days from announcement date by 11:00am (CT).

Responses should include:

(1) Business Name

(2) Business Address

(3) Point of Contact: Name, Phone Number, and E-mail Address

(4) DUNS Number

(5) NAICS code

(6) Business Size: SMALL or LARGE

(7) Type of Business: SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED (SDVOSB), VETERAN OWNED (VOSB), 8A, HUBZone, WOMAN-OWNED (WOSB), etc.

(8) Submission of certificates/certification or proof of capability to meet SOW requirements.

a) National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) the governing body for standards used in the manufacturing and certification of Biological Safety Cabinets

b) The Controlled Environment Testing Association (CETA)

c) The International Air Filtrations Certifiers Association (IAFCA) accreditation program for all High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtered devices, and Fume Hoods or other industry recognized training or accreditation programs

d) 30 Hour OSHA Construction Safety Training for Supervisors and 10 Hour OSHA Construction Safety Training for Workers

All businesses eligible to provide this service are encouraged to reply as this information may be used to determine potential set-asides for the above-noted service.

Send responses to Shasta Britt via e-mail at shasta.britt@va.gov.

This is NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE or an announcement of a solicitation.

See attached document: P09- Draft_SOW_SOW_Pharmacy.