SOLICITATION NOTICE
65--65 -- Bottles and Caps
- Notice Date
- 12/22/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, (049A1), P.O. Box 76, Building No. 37, Hines, Illinois 60141
- ZIP Code
- 60141
- Solicitation Number
- 797-NC-06-0007
- Response Due
- 1/5/2006
- Archive Date
- 2/4/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 797-NC-06-0007 for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure the following groups and sizes of plastic bottles and caps. Group I must meet the following criteria: Bottle, safety cap (controlled substance) round, translucent, natural, soft plastic, high density polyethylene, 1-7/16? diameter, 2-1/8? high, screw neck, with child-resistance closure safety cap. Cap with inner liner to provide a tamper evident seal when applied. The estimated annual usage for Group I is 140,000 bottles of 8 dram (30cc). Group II must meet the following criteria: Bottle, safety cap, wide mouth packer, screw neck, round, opaque white OR amber high density polyethylene with child-resistant (clutch) type cap. The estimated annual usage for Group II is as follows: 85,000 bottles of 80 dram (300-325cc); 55,000 bottles of 105 dram (400-425cc) and 350,000 bottles of 130 dram (500-525cc). Groups I and II must meet USP light transmission and moisture tight container requirements. For the two groups referenced the Government is specifying no particular package/case size; therefore, any commercial package size is acceptable. The estimated quantities listed above are for VA, Bureau of Prisons (BoP) and Indian Health Service (IHS). The package size will not be evaluated, only price of the bottles and caps. Potential Offeror?s shall provide the VA with samples of each item they offer to supply on this contract. These samples will be used to check the dimensions, to make certain the bottle is compatible with the specifications. These samples will not be returned to the contractor. The contract period will be for one year plus four one-year option periods. The contract items will be distributed through the VA Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor. If the offeror is not a manufacturer, a signed agreement between the offeror and the manufacturer must be submitted with the offer and remain in effect for the duration of the contract period including the option years. OFFERS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME. The solicitation will be available for downloading, on or about the issue date of January 11, 2006 from the VA Office of Acquisition and Material Managements (O&AMM) internet web site @ http://www.va.gov/oamm/busopp/sols.htm. Offers will be due by 2:00 pm Central Standard Time on February 15, 2006. If a paper copy of this solicitation is desired please contact Teresa Hussain @ (708) 786-5852 or e-mail teresa.hussain@med.va.gov. COMMENTS REGARDING THIS NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 5, 2006.
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