SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- FDA CBD Verification
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 325412
— Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;4811 Airport Plaza Drive;Suite 600;Long Beach CA 90815
- ZIP Code
- 90815
- Solicitation Number
- 36C26219Q0321
- Response Due
- 1/30/2019
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2019
- Point of Contact
- (562)766-2203
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. VA San Diego Health Care System located at 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161 is seeking a contractor to perform testing on sample medications. The contractor will conduct stability test on encapsulated medication and placebos, as well as performing purity analysis on the placebo to ensure no active pharmaceutical ingredient is present. (1) Perform HPLC method familiarization - Familiarization will be conducted for the CBD HPLC method with UV detection, as provided by VA San Diego Healthcare System or as found in literature. Familiarization will consist of up to two (2) complete runs of the method to confirm suitability and sample preparation, and to assess the quantitation limit (LOQ) and detection limit (LOD). If required, additional familiarization or development activities can be added as part of a Change Order. Following successful familiarization, a method familiarization report will be issued. (2) Conduct analysis for Identity of a placebo sample - A CBD placebo capsule sample, as provided by VA San Diego Healthcare System, will be evaluated for visual appearance and identity (lack of CBD in the sample) by the HPLC method familiarized above in item 1. A certificate of testing will be provided for results of this goal. Additional samples or analyses are not included in this scope of work, but may be incorporated as part of a Change Order, if necessary. (3) Evaluate stability of CBD capsules - 300 mg CBD capsules will be evaluated both as received from VA San Diego Healthcare System and for stability upon storage at a single condition (e.g. 25 °C/65% RH) at up to two (2) time points (e.g. 3 and 6 months). For each analysis point, samples will be evaluated for visual appearance, as well as assay and impurities by the HPLC method familiarized above in item 1. Additional time points or analyses are not included in this scope of work, but may be incorporated as part of a Change Order, if necessary. Following the final time point, a summary report will be issued. If you are interested, and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 562112? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561730 ($7.5 Million). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to peter.kim33@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 1/30/2019 10:00 AM PST. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (23-JAN-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LBVANBC/VAMD/36C26219Q0321/listing.html)
- Record
- SN05200702-F 20190125/190123230019 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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