Questions and Answers Regarding 36C26024Q0959.docx

Questions and Answers Regarding 36C26024Q0959 (answers in red):

1. Can you please clarify: “all Liquidation Eligible Products” and “Provide to the Customer, if they elect, a disposal service for any Liquidation Ineligible Products.”

0. Does this mean the pharmacy wants to send only returnable products or will returnable and non-returnable products be sent back?

We will only send eligible products back, except for Controlled substances that will need to be destroyed.

0. VA Directive 1108.07 only states:

0. If using a reverse distribution vendor, vendor-provided reports must be analyzed to ensure appropriate credits.

0. (d) Pharmacy inventory must be reconciled with any reverse distributor, tracked and documented.

0. (e) Destruction of expired or soon-to-be expired non-controlled medications must be witnessed and reconciled with the inventory list.

0. (5) Disposition of expired or soon-to-be-expired controlled medications must be accounted for as outlined in VHA Directive 1108.01(1).

0. “Provide to the Customer, if they elect, a disposal service for any Liquidation Ineligible Products.”

1. Will the facility elect for disposal for all non-returnable medications?

The facility will only need destruction for CII-CV, we will dispose of non-returnable legend items on site.

0. “Customer may elect that Liquidation Ineligible Products will utilize the Contractor’s unsaleable pharmaceutical disposal service for any non-hazardous and non-controlled Eligible Products. If the Customer does not elect Contractor’s unsaleable pharmaceutical disposal service, then the Contractor shall leave all Liquidation Ineligible Products with the Customer at its facility and the Customer shall be responsible for compliant disposal.”

1. Additional requests in SOW state the request for inventory and shipment of non-creditable items.

1. This will impact the quote for destruction- Are there any disposal estimates from a previous FY? No, since we dispose with GEMS.

0. “Contractor will only consider Eligible Products for any of its Services.”

2. Again Clarification requested for this stream of discussion.

1. Can you please clarify “Provide the Liquidation Payment for Liquidation Eligible Products to the Customer’s Prime Vendor within ninety (90) days of processing the Job. Ability to close the Job(s) within ninety (90) calendar days.”

1. Does this mean that you wish to have all records, disposal and credits issued within 90 days of processing?

YES, we need all records, disposal and credits within the 90 days.

1. Can you please clarify “Provide to the Customer, if they elect, a kiosk to securely store products intended for a Liquidation Payment until the Contractor’s next scheduled Onsite Service.”

2. Will this be requested from the facility?

This is provided by the vendor.

2. Are the listed dimensions mandatory dimensions for the kiosk? These are suggested dimensions not concrete.

1. “Customer may elect to purchase a 19x20.5x47 security kiosk to securely store products intended for a Liquidation Payment until the Contractor’s next scheduled service event by calling Contractor at its toll-free phone number”

1. “Customer may elect to purchase 15x14x14 kiosk kits by calling Contractor at its toll-free phone number”

1. Can you please clarify “Reverse pharmaceutical distribution services. Seattle Inpatient Pharmacy: Monthly disposal of Non-returnable Non-Hazardous Pharmaceuticals.”

3. This is documented in the price structure – Are you wanting a separate line item for “Liquidation Eligible” and “Non-Eligible Liquidation”? This would be necessary for if the Customer elects to not have disposal included in quote. Yes we will need a separate line item list for eligible and non-eligible medications.

3. The requested quote is asking for reverse distribution but the pricing document says destruction- seeking clarification We are requesting for destruction of eligible and destruction or CII-CV items, and also requesting reverse distribution of legend medications.

1. There is nothing in the documentation about Cache (Emergency Preparedness Services Stock). Will the Hospital request Palletized medication shipment?

Yes, we will also have some Cache items that may be palletized.

1. How are Future dated medications expected to be handled? Will the pharmacy elect for 120-day future dated medication handling?

Majority will be +90days future dated, however there may be some +120 days due to unforeseen circumstances, i.e. temp excursions.