6505--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Radiopharmaceutical F-18 FDG Tracer Doses to Hot Shots NM LLC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23, has issued a Special Notice indicating its intent to sole-source a Firm-Fixed Price contract to Hot Shots NM LLC for the supply of Radiopharmaceutical F-18 FDG Radioactive Tracer used in PET Scan imaging within hospital and healthcare settings. This procurement is authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b) for single-source solicitation and is designated under Solicitation Number 36C26326Q0041. The contract will include a base year plus four option years and is classified under NAICS Code 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing) and PSC Code 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals). The VA Network Contracting Office in Coralville, Iowa is managing this procurement for the Iowa City VA Health Care System. This notice represents the VA's intention to award the contract to the specified vendor, though it remains open for alternative responses from interested parties.

The primary objective of this sole-source procurement is to secure a reliable supply of approximately 775 F-18 FDG doses annually for PET scan imaging operations. Interested vendors must submit capability statements by 12:00 pm Central Standard Time on Monday, November 10, 2025, via email to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with the VA Identifier 36C26326Q0041 in the subject line. Eligible contractors must be capable of manufacturing or producing the radioactive tracer locally within a 2-hour drive of the Iowa City VA Health Care System, providing multiple daily deliveries, responding to emergency orders, and maintaining both FDA and state licensing approvals. While the VA has announced its intent to award to Hot Shots NM LLC, the agency has indicated it will consider all responses received and may elect to conduct either a full and open competitive procurement or a small business set-aside competition based on submitted proposals.