VA Medical Center, 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, P.O. Box 1034, Portland, OR 97207

G -- FIRST FILL PHARMACY DISPENSING SERVICES SOL 648-40-99 DUE 072199 POC Mary Cray (503) 273-5375 WEB: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm, http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. E-MAIL: cray.mary@portland.va.gov, cray.mary@portland.va.gov. The PVAMC is looking to contract with a vendor located within three miles of the Central Oregon VA Primary Care Clinic (COVAPCC) located at 2042 Williamson Professional Park, Bend, Oregon, for prescription filling services (first fill) for acute conditions deemed to be urgent by the COVAPCC. The contractor will provide prescription screening, dispensing, and counseling services (by a registered and licensed pharmacist). VA eligible beneficiaries shall present an original prescription (VA Form 10-2577d) to the Contractor. All prescriptions shall be filled for the quantities as written, not to exceed a 15 day supply with the exception of those products that the manufacturer's package size prohibits dispensing in a smaller quantity (e.g., inhalers, insulin vials). Contractor's staff and facility must meet all applicable federal and state requirements for dispensing pharmaceuticals. Evaluation criteria are described in the solicitation. It is estimated that a contract offer will be made by August 11, 1999 with services to begin August 16, 1999. This is a commercial item request for quotation. Contract offer will include a base year with a one-year option to extend. All quotations must be received in the issuing office no later than 4 p.m. July 21, 1999. All interested parties are invited to submit a quotation. Mail proposals to: Mary Cray, Contracting Officer (P4CONT), VA Medical Center, 3710 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97201 or hand deliver quotations to Mary Cray at the above address, Building 16, Room B-4. Questions regarding this request for quotation should be addressed to: Mary Cray, Contracting Officer, at (503) 273-5375. If you are downloading the solicitation, we strongly encourage you to e-mail the contracting officer at cray.mary@portland.va.gov with the solicitation number, your company name, point of contact, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number, so that you may be included on the solicitation mailing list. Written requests may be submitted via facsimile to (503) 273-5335 or mailed to the address shown above to the attention of Mary Cray (P4CONT). No telephone requests will be accepted. Electronic solicitations may be obtained FREE at the following URL: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at this URL. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. This is a negotiated procurement; there will be no public bid opening. SIC Code 5912 applies, and the small business size standard is $5 million. Posted 06/28/99 (W-SN348097). (0179)

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