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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 27, 2013 FBO #4386
DOCUMENT

65 -- Radiopharmaceutical Supplies for Durham VAMC - Attachment

Notice Date

11/25/2013
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

325412 — Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 6;201 Hay Street, Suite 304;Fayetteville NC 28301
 

ZIP Code

28301
 

Solicitation Number

VA24614Q0093
 

Response Due

12/4/2013
 

Archive Date

3/4/2014
 

Point of Contact

Olin D Newsome
 

E-Mail Address

2-5023<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The VISN-6 Networking Contracting Office (NCO-6) intends to solicit vendors to provide radiopharmaceutical products in accordance with Public Law 104-262 and 38 USC 8153 for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. The contractor shall be able to deliver radiopharmaceuticals under the guidance of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The contractor shall be located within a 100 miles radius of the Durham VA Medical Center. Services will include but are not limited to: 1.The contractor will provide routine weekday (Monday through Friday) deliveries to the Nuclear Medicine Section of Radiology Service no later than 8:00AM local time. Additional items may be added to the standing order if requested. 2.The contractor will provide all radiopharmaceuticals in multidose vials or single dose containers as specified. The cost of each radiopharmaceutical will be calculated on a per vial, per syringe, or a per millicurie amount as indicated in contract pricing. 3. The latest acceptable delivery time for as needed additional radiopharmaceuticals is no later than (NLT) 2 hour time frame from order placement during normal duty hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM), except for F-18 FDG. 4.Contractor shall provide 24-hour on-call services for radiopharmaceuticals. 5.Payment shall be made for only those orders specifically requested by the Durham VA Medical Center. 6.Contractor will provide free delivery of all items to the Nuclear Medicine Department, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705. Contractor will include all radiopharmaceutical preparation and delivery services in the bid price of the individual radiopharmaceuticals and not as a separate item. 7.Contractor will mail or transmit weekly invoices to: Dept of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin, TX 78714-8971 Duplicate invoices should be delivered to Nuclear Medicine Department, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705 with an itemized list of each radiopharmaceutical or nonradioactive drug or item purchased. 8. Contractor will provide mechanism for electronic tracking of radiopharmaceutical receipt and patient dose administration, including software and hardware support, with emphasis on meeting quality assurance and regulatory documentation. A separate Syntrac agreement is associated with this contract line item. Information security: a. If at any time during the contract period, repairs become necessary requiring replacement of the hard drive, the damaged drive will become property of the VA with fair compensation. b. If the contract is terminated or the CPU is returned to contractor for any reason, the hard drive becomes the property of the VA with fair compensation. 9.Contractor will provide leucocyte and platelet labeling with radioactive material, and will return the labeled cells to the Durham VA Medical Center within one (1) hour of the finish of the labeling process. The entire process must be performed in one (1) day. 10.Contractor will perform all quality control procedures on each radiopharmaceutical according to applicable requirements of licensing authorities and other regulating bodies. A copy of the results of the quality control procedures must be made available to the Durham VA Medical Center upon request. 11.Contractor will meet all requirements of regulatory agencies for shipment of radioactive drugs between facilities and will strictly adhere to these requirements. Shipments not properly handled according to regulations will not be accepted at the Durham VA Medical Center. 12.Identification of radiopharmaceutical delivery personnel will be readily verifiable by identification badge including name of employee and contractor. 13.All radiopharmaceuticals will be ordered by the Nuclear Medicine service at the Durham VA Medical Center on an as needed basis. Mr. James (Jim) Stanfield, at 919-286-0411 x6406/5228 will be the POC for ordering of radiopharmaceuticals. 14.Contractor will provide opportunities for continuing education to the Nuclear Medicine technologists at the Durham VA Medical Center on subjects related to radiopharmaceuticals and other topics closely related to radiopharmaceuticals. 15.Contractor will be responsible for all costs for any radiopharmaceuticals and nonradioactive items contracted for if the Durham VA Medical Center must find an alternate supplier for contracted items. 16.In the event of a manufacturer or pharmacy recall or quality assurance failure, the contractor will notify the VA Nuclear Medicine Department immediately. 17.A radio-pharmacist must be available to: A.Set up the quality assurance program on radiopharmaceutical preparations required by FDA, NRC, CAP, USP, and the Joint Commission. B.Prepare labeled blood products for reinjection into patients. C.Act as a reference source concerning questions on regulation of radiopharmaceuticals. D.Provide reference services for research drugs and radionuclides under research protocols. E.Provide instruction (continuing education) to technologists on new changes in radiopharmaceutical products and availability. 18. Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan: contractor will be monitored for performance of services according to the following criteria: A. Accuracy of delivered order: all daily deliveries should match order placed. B.Timeliness of deliveries: all daily deliveries should arrive according to statements 1 and 4. Above. C.Compliance of shipping containers: all containers will be secured and labeled according to NRC and DOT regulations. D.Radiation safety review: package surveys and wipes for removable contamination will meet NRC and DOT guidelines. E.Communication of industry issues: industry shortages or product recalls will be communicated within 24 hours. 19.The delivery order shall specify the item and quantity of the items delivered and the time of delivery. Interested parties should respond by email at olin.newsome@va.gov no later than December 4, 2013 at 12pm noon (EST). NAICS Code 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing) will apply to this requirement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/FaVAMC565/FaVAMC565/VA24614Q0093/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA246-14-Q-0093 VA246-14-Q-0093.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1103742&FileName=VA246-14-Q-0093-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1103742&FileName=VA246-14-Q-0093-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03240427-W 20131127/131125233938-68273c20af9c49b89481197d5203ada8 (fbodaily.com)
 

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