Federal Bureau of Prisons, Regional Contracting Office, 3600 Spurr Road, Qtrs. #14, Lexington, KY 40511

Q -- PHARMACIST ASSISTANT SOL RFQ-405-0070 DUE 021898 POC Jeffrey Chesko, Contracting Officer, Phone: (606) 253-8897 The Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to award a Non Personal services contract for a Pharmacist Assistant. Duties are to be performed at the Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland. The contractor will be responsible for the following: filling medications in accordance with standard pharmaceutical practices, operation of pill counter machinery, preparing blister packs, preparing labels, performing filing, and other general office duties, assisting with pill line, placing orders for medication via the prime vendor pharmaceutical program, draw keys and perform good key control, must have a working knowledge of medical terminology and I.C.D.(International Classifications of Diseases) Index. Due to the nature of this contract, all individuals working within the institution will be required to submit to Security Clearances. This will be a competitive procurement with award being made to the offeror determined to be in the best interest of the government, price and other factors considered. These other factors include Past Performance and Work Experience. Services will be required during the normal work week, an estimated 25-30 sessions per week (1 session = 1 hour), for an estimated 1530 sessions per year. The base year of the contract shall run for 12 months from the date of award with four (4) one year option periods for renewal. It is anticipated that solicitations will be mailed approximately January 16, 1998, with an approximate due date of February 18, 1998. It is anticipated that this solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed Price, Requirements type contract. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. All responsible sources may submit a bid which may be considered for award. Requests for solicitation packages shall be submitted in writing to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, 3600 Spurr Road, Quarters 14, Lexington, KY 40511, Attention: Jeffrey Chesko, Contract Specialist. Facsimile requests will be accepted at (606) 253-8882. No collect calls will be accepted. (0006)

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