SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- CARDIOPLEGIA SOLUTIONS
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325412
— Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Contracting Office (90C-H);VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System;7180 Highland Drive;Pittsburgh PA 15206
- ZIP Code
- 15206
- Solicitation Number
- VA-244-08-RQ-0249
- Response Due
- 6/13/2008
- Archive Date
- 7/13/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen S PolicicchioContract Specialist
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., Corporate Office, 2525 McGaw Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614 for amino acid enriched cardioplegia solutions utilized for open heart surgery. The vendor must formulate specialty compound IV mixtures per VAPHS specifications on a per order basis. These compound solutions are only available through Central Admixture Pharmacy Services Inc. VAPHS requires a 0% tolerance error rate for the compounded IV admixtures. The VAPHS has a requirement for a vendor who is fully compliant with new USP Chapter 797 standards for compounding "high risk" sterile products, and one that must be FDA-approved to produce glutamate/aspartate solution for cardioplegia. The vendor must meet or exceed all applicable JCAHO guidelines. The vendor will provide regular quality assurance reports; employ highly-experienced, customer-oriented admixture pharmacists; will have monitored and controlled clean-room conditions; will possess detailed protocols for each admixture process; will provide validation for pyrogen assay; microbial growth, stability, and aseptic fill technique; release tests and finish inspection protocols; and will provide environmental particulate and bioburden monitoring. Orders will be delivered next day by Federal Express. Estimated usage is 21 bags per month. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Vendors who wish to identify their interest and capability to formulate and distribute amino acid enriched cardioplegia solutions for open heart surgery as described above must notify this Contracting Officer at Kathleen.Policicchio@va.gov or by telephone, 412-365-5438 no later than 1 p.m. June 13, 2008. Upon receipt of interested parties' notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations. Technical questions can be directed to Jeffrey Wagner at 412-688-6220 or email at Jeffrey.Wagner2@va.gov.
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