6505--NEW IDIQ - NON-PET Radiopharmaceuticals For Ordering periods from FY25 through FY29

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is seeking an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for non-PET radiopharmaceuticals to be used in nuclear medicine. The solicitation, numbered 36C26125R0033, requires a contractor to provide prepared single unit doses of various radiopharmaceuticals, including Tc-99m products, iodine isotopes, and gallium products, with specific delivery requirements of two daily routine deliveries at no charge and additional same-day deliveries within 60 minutes during business hours or 120 minutes after hours. The contractor must be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and meet all federal and state regulatory requirements. Evaluation criteria include price, technical capability, SDVOSB/VOSB status, and past performance, with vendors required to provide at least one past performance reference of similar scope or complexity. The response deadline is February 28, 2025, with a contract base period anticipated from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026.

The solicitation is an unrestricted procurement under NAICS code 325412 with a size standard of 1,300 employees, but includes evaluation preference for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB). The contract includes a base period and four one-year option periods extending through March 31, 2030, with an anticipated annual usage of approximately 2,500 units of Tc99m Tetrofosmin, 150 units of Tc99m MDP, and 50 units each of Ga-68 Dotatate and I-123 Ioflupane. Delivery will be to Building 100, Room E1-340 in the Nuclear Medicine Department at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. The price-cost schedule requires vendors to submit detailed pricing for all line items, with specific requirements for unit doses, millicurie/microcurie quantities, and provisions for after-hours delivery, pharmacist fees, and cancellation charges. Many Tc-99m products must be sourced from 100% Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) suppliers, adding an additional compliance requirement for potential contractors.