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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JANUARY 21, 2016 FBO #5172
DOCUMENT

Q -- (S)(660) FY16 Medication Bubble Wrap Services - Attachment

Notice Date

1/19/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

446110 — Pharmacies and Drug Stores
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office;NCO 19;4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 900;Glendale CO 80246
 

ZIP Code

80246
 

Solicitation Number

VA25916R0164
 

Archive Date

4/27/2016
 

Point of Contact

Robert Woolfolk
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This is a pre-solicitation notice for Department of Veteran's Affairs, NCO 19, to obtain medication bubble packaging services for the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 facilities. The services performed must meet the qualifications in accordance with (IAW) all applicable Department of Veterans Affairs regulations and policies. The contract start date is anticipated to be 15 Feb 2016 with a base year, 4 one year options, and one 6-month optional extension of services. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is 446110 and size standard of 27.5 million. The entire solicitation will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov on or about 22 January 2016. No paper copies will be issued. The contractor's proposal shall include a price section, a past-performance section, and a technical section, and must conform to the instructions contained within each section. Each CLIN in the pricing proposal must be priced. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Veteran-Owned Businesses please be sure to register and get validated at http://www.vetbiz.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register at the eCMS Vendor Portal to do business with VA: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/eVP. This is a 100% Small Business set aside. All responsible SBs may submit a proposal to be considered. Additionally, the Government will not reimburse any interested parties for monies spent to provide a response to the subsequent solicitation notice. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Robert Woolfolk II at robert.woolfolk3@va.gov. Description of Work: DRAFT Statement of Work VHASLCHCS Bubble Packaging of Medications 1.Contractor Services shall be provided Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. 2.Contractor Services shall be required on Federal Holidays and weekends. a.If service is required on a Federal Holiday the VHASLCHCS Outpatient pharmacy shall inform the contractor at least five business days prior to the holiday as to the planned time and day for expected pickup of product and return delivery of product to VHASLCHCS 3.Contractor Services may be required on Weekends. VHASLCHCS shall notify the contractor if said services would be required on weekends within one calendar month of such a change. 4.The contractor shall provide all daily transportation of medications and services to the VHASLCHCS Outpatient Pharmacy. Medication pickup and delivery by the contractor shall be at a scheduled time determined by VHASLCHCS. 5.The contractor shall make a daily run to the VHASLCHCS Outpatient Pharmacy at a scheduled time designated by VHASLCHCS for medication pickup and delivery. 6.Emergency pick up shall be coordinated by the contractor or the VHASLCHCS Outpatient Pharmacy by phone and said emergency pick up shall be available within 4 hours after notification of the contractor. 7.If service is not required on a Federal Holiday, the schedule of services surrounding that holiday shall be coordinated with the Outpatient Pharmacy at least 5 business days prior to said holiday and shall be the responsibility of the contractor. 8.The contractor shall maintain computerized records of patient specific medications received and sent for packaging. 9.All prescriptions shall be bubble packed for a 7-30 day supply based upon quantity dispense by VA and directions for use. PRN medications or controlled substances (scheduled 2-4) will be placed in a separate bubble pack for inventory control. 10.The contractor shall make all records/documents available to the VHASLCHCS upon request for a time period consistent with all State and Federal regulations regarding prescription paperwork. 11.All prescriptions shall be bubble packed for a 7-30 day supply based upon quantity dispensed by VA. Daily medications will be placed in the bubble pack according to the directions on the VA pharmacy label. The contractor will have controlled substances (Schedule 2-4) or PRN medications placed in a separate bubble pack card for inventory control. 12.Contractor will group medications for patients with multiple weekly bubble packs in the same order to establish a consistent pattern to better assist patients with medication regimen. 13.Prescription medications will be placed into the bubble pack according to the following table. When provider instructions are not amenable to the current morning, noon, evening, bedtime dosing options of the bubble pack, then a separate bubble pack card will be provided for the medication in question. Sig CodeBubble Location qdaya.m. bida.m./evening bid (bupropion)a.m./noon bid (drowsy)morning/bedtime tidmorning/noon/evening tid (drowsy)morning/noon/bedtime q nightbedtime q12hmorning/bedtime q8hmorning/noon/evening q8h (drowsy)morning/noon/bedtime q6hmorning/noon/evening/bedtime qidmorning/noon/evening/bedtime qhsbedtime 14.The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all prescription and drug wholesale transaction electronic records pursuant to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) for 6 years from the current date. a.The contractor must continue to maintain 6 years of all prescription and drug wholesale transaction electronic records pursuant to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) even if they are no longer the current contractor of record. b.The data records kept pursuant to Drug Supply Chain Security (DSCSA) shall be provided in an organized manner using DVD, CDR, or retrievable by electronic means without any aid of software that would cause additional cost to VHASLCHCS. 15.The contractor will track and report all medication errors and medication related incidents to the Chief of Pharmacy Service at 801-582-1565 extension 1453, or extension 1250, each month. Any serious error or sentinel event that could impact any patient shall be reported to VHASLCHCS pharmacy department management immediately. 16.The contractor shall notify the VHASLCHCS in writing in the event of ANY malpractice claim involving a ANY patient has been filed against the contractor within three (3) working days. 17.The contractor is required to have a pharmacist check / verify all contents of each and every bubble pack. This quality assurance measure MUST be in a form that can be validated by VHASLCHCS at any time. All packaging and patient and product labeling MUST be verified by a UTAH licensed pharmacist prior to release of the prescription(s) and subsequent delivery of said prescription(s) to the VHASLCHCS Outpatient Pharmacy. 18.The contractor MAY NOT use technicians to perform the final check of ANY prescription(s) designated or ANY VHASLCHCS patient. 19.The contractor shall provide a computerized recordkeeping system. 20.The contractor shall alert the VASLC HCS for all quantity deficiencies with prescription medications supplied from the VHASLCHCS Outpatient Pharmacy. Over the counter medications shall be filled using the contractor supplied stock bottles. The VHASLCHCS Outpatient Pharmacy will reimburse the contractor for the OTC item at the contractors acquisition cost. 21.The contractor may be asked to Bubble Pack controlled substances as is allowed by Federal and State Law. The contractor is responsible for maintenance of all records related to the dispensing and packaging of controlled substances. 22.VHASLCHCS may elect to package some or all of any specific drug, drug class, or specific patient. VHASLCHCS shall notify the contractor two calendar days in advance of any changes made. 23.The contractor shall prepare the invoice for repacking of medications to Austin, Texas for payment.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VARMCCC/VARMCCC/VA25916R0164/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA259-16-R-0164 VA259-16-R-0164.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2513829&FileName=VA259-16-R-0164-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2513829&FileName=VA259-16-R-0164-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Salt Lake City Health Care System;500 Foothill Drive;Salt Lake City, UT

Zip Code: 84148-0001
 

Record

SN03994853-W 20160121/160119234222-047bcfd2d76948e8e4df53069eefe4e2 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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