Design-Build Pharmacy Addition for USP 800 Compliance - Sioux Falls 438-500

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INTRODUCTION:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting bids and subsequently awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the DESIGN-BUILD Pharmacy Addition for USP 800 Compliance Minor project at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center (VAMC).

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The United State Pharmacopeia (USP) has published its latest update to its standards for the practice and quality standards for handling hazardous drugs, General Chapter 800 Hazardous Drugs Handling in Healthcare Settings (USP 800).

Under these new guidelines, upgrades must occur to current process to accommodate the safe handling of hazardous drugs. Handling these drugs includes, but is not limited to, the receipt, storage, compounding, dispensing, administration, and disposal of sterile and non-sterile preparation of drugs.

The upgrades specific to this project include a separate and enclosed space for receiving supplies, upgrades to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control, a separate area for processing medication for patient consumption (pill crushing), redundant sterile and non-sterile compounding containments, a separate space for sterile area cleaning supplies, and a mechanical and electrical space if required.

Contractor shall provide Design-Build services to renovate a portion of the existing pharmacy and construct a new pharmacy building, which is to attach to the north side of the new oncology building in Sioux Falls, SD. Modifications to the existing pharmacy will be required and shall include but not be limited to the flooring,

ADMINISTRATIVE:

The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 15, 19, and 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures and will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $36.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 26, 2018. The period of performance is approximately 549 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. The Magnitude of Construction is expected to be between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Donald.marsh2@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.

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