6505--Supply, RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS DATSCAN - NBD 1/1 Indianapolis VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 (VISN 10), located at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a procurement for DaTscan Ioflupane, a radiopharmaceutical used for diagnostic testing. The notice, posted on December 12, 2025, indicates the VA's intention to award a firm-fixed price contract to Medi-Physics, Inc., located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, for 20 units of this specialized pharmaceutical product. The procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures utilizing the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, which permits sole-source contracting when only one responsible source exists. The VA asserts that Medi-Physics is the only vendor available on the Federal Supply Schedule capable of meeting the Indianapolis VAMC's specific requirements for this radiopharmaceutical. This is a notice of intent to sole source, not a formal solicitation, and no solicitation package is currently available.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform the public of the VA's intent to contract with a single source and to provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Responses challenging the sole-source determination must be submitted by 12:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, to the point of contact, Rachel MacRae, at rachel.macrae@va.gov. To participate, contractors must be able to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that allowing competitive proposals would benefit the government; simply expressing an interest in competing is insufficient. The procurement falls under NAICS code 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing) and PSC code 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals), and no option years are included in the anticipated contract award. This opportunity represents a specialized pharmaceutical procurement driven by the unique diagnostic and clinical requirements of the Indianapolis VAMC.