SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Retail Pharmacy Influenza
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 446110
— Pharmacies and Drug Stores
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Commodities & Services Acquisition Svc;(003B6E);555 Corporate Circle;Golden CO 80401-5621
- ZIP Code
- 80401-5621
- Solicitation Number
- 36C79119R0007
- Response Due
- 5/10/2019
- Archive Date
- 6/9/2019
- Point of Contact
- caroline.west@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. The Request for Proposal (RFP) Number will be 36C79119R0007. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Commodities and Services Acquisition Service, 555 Corporate Circle, Golden, CO 80401, intends to solicit for offers from qualified and experienced retail pharmacies with nationwide coverage through full and open competition. The intent of the RFP will be to award multiple indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contracts for influenza immunization services throughout the United States. VA is advancing the convenience of providing immunizations at retail providers locations, combined with integrated immunization health records to significantly increase access to influenza vaccinations and improving overall immunization rates for Veterans. Specifically, VA is working to provide a more accurate real-time view of Veteran immunizations with the objective of early identification of high-risk Veterans who have not received a flu shot. Government s requirements are per the following: Provide influenza (flu) vaccinations to eligible Veterans at nationwide retail pharmacy stores; Transmit immunization data in information primarily displayed as a summary with a generated document known as a Continuity of Care Document (C-CDA, C32, and/or C62) as well as any associated clinical notes through an eHealth Exchange Certified Gateway to VA compliant with SequiaProject.org Push standard specification; Provide training to Contractor pharmacist about correct data entry, processing and submission of Veteran immunization data from the Contractor health record system to the VA; Compliance with all regulatory, privacy and safety regulations required for providing healthcare services; and Plan and execute an advertising campaign to promote Veteran influenza immunizations. Retail pharmacies must be Medicare certified, capable of providing, delivering, supervising, and monitoring immunization services. The Government intends to execute multiple contracts with a base period of 8 months with 4 option years. This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition for any and all qualified, experienced, and knowledgeable business entities, whose offers represent the acceptable ratings for Technical Qualification, Past Performance, and prices for the base and option period that are considered fair and reasonable. The North American Industry Classification System is 446110, All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services. The Small Business Size Standard is $27.5 million. Solicitation documents will be available electronically in the near future through the Federal Business Opportunities System (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The anticipated closing date is May 10, 2019. The Contracting Officer for this acquisition is James Moran. Community providers interested in responding to this solicitation should provide their email addresses and contact information to James.moran3@va.gov and/or caroline.west@va.gov. Upon review of the solicitation documents, prospective offerors are encouraged to provide questions and/or comments in writing. All contractors must be registered System for Award Management (SAM) website as an active contractor in order to be eligible to enter into a contract and to receive payments. The SAM website is found at https://sam.gov/SAM/?error=access_denied&state=VHeVJYWYd4Z_gJ9VbzAx1qgRLuGH-4-YgXUF9zrrp34. Please be sure your company is registered at this website. Prospective offerors should complete electronic annual representations and certifications, which is also part of the SAM. Due to the limited time offerors have to respond you are encouraged, but not required, to register in advance. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. THE VA Commodities and Services Acquisition Service IS NOT SEEKING PRICING OR OFFERS OF ANY KIND AT THIS TIME. THE VA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SOLICIT THESE ITEMS FROM LARGE OR SMALL BUSINESSES, AS APPROPRIATE. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (09-APR-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
-
Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VADDC791/VADDC791/36C79119R0007/listing.html)
- Record
- SN05275608-F 20190411/190409230018 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |