FISC Norfolk Acq Group, Hampton Roads Detachment, 1968 Gilbert St., Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392

Q -- PHARMACEUTICAL RETURN PROGRAM SOL N00189-00-R-0025 DUE 020700 POC Julie Gordon, 757-443-1385 1. The closing date of the subject solicitation is hereby extended to 7 February 2000. 2. The text of the subject combined synopsis/solicitation, N00189-00-R-0025, for a Pharmaceutical Return Program is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the FAR, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Proposals are being solicited for this procurement. A written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation number for this procurement is N00189-00-R-0025. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses listed in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-12. The Standard Industrial Code is 8099; the small business size standard is $5M. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Acquisition Department, intends to purchase, on a full and open competitive firm-fixed price basis, the following services: pharmaceutical return services for the Atlantic Fleet with the possibility of expansion to other fleets including the Pacific Fleet, inclusive of the provision of all facilities, supplies, equipment and labor to process for credit/return and/or proper disposal of designated pharmaceuticals, including scheduled drugs 2,3,4 and 5 in accordance with EPA Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 40 (Protection of the Environment) and Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 49 (Department of Transportation), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DoN), Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regulations. Contract Line Items include: CLIN 0001 Processing of Returnable Pharmaceutical Products (cost to be expressed in terms of percentage of Estimated Return Value [ERV]); CLIN 0002 Processing of Nonreturnable Pharmaceutical Products (cost in %ERV); CLIN 0003 Disposal of Nonreturnable Materials (units in pounds, cost in dollars per pound). The period of performance for Lot I, the base year, is 13 March 2000 through 12 March 2001. The Statement of Work (SOW), in its entirety, may be reviewed at the FISC Norfolk website at http://www.nor.fisc.navy.mil. All proposals shall state FOB destination, Norfolk, VA. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 1999). Offerors are required to submit the following: a written proposal on letterhead or the SF 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, signed and dated that contains the requested services with unit prices(s), extended price(s), prompt payment terms, remittance address if different than the mailing address, descriptive literature of items being quoted, solicitation number, time specified in the solicitation for receipt of proposals, name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, terms of any express warranty. All proposals shall contain all other responses/documentation specified in the SOW. If the proposal is not submitted on the SF 1449, responses shall include a statement specifying the extent of the agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions in this solicitation. Responses that fail to furnish the required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Provision FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items: The Government will award a contract for the base year with four (4) option years resulting from this solicitation. The respondent whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best value to the government shall be the recipient of the award. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: 1) technical approach, 2) past performance, and 3) price. Within the technical approach evaluation factor, the Government will consider the following subfactors: a) proposed approach and methodology (i.e., ability to convert NDC to NSN codes; assemblage of medical allowance list [AMAL]; proposed time and manpower savings; proposed disposal process; proposed shipping process; proposed return program, inclusive of credit received program; proposed utilization of subcontractors, if any; existing and/or proposed partnerships with pharmaceutical manufacturer(s)/distributor(s) in the local and CONUS areas; proposed training for the fleet, etc.) and b) compliance with all required permits, certifications and/or licenses required by federal, state and local authorities (i.e. EPA, FDA and DEA). The Government will determinate ratings for subfactor (b) of technical approach, compliance with all required permits, certifications and/or licenses, as either acceptable or unacceptable. If the Government rates a contractor as unacceptable within subfactor (b), it will not further evaluate the contractor's proposal. The Government will determine past performance ratings by evaluating the following information which each offeror shall submit: information on the five most recently completed federal, state and/or local government contracts (or other commercial contracts if no government contracts have been awarded to or completed by the offeror), completed in the past five years, which are in any way relevant to the effort required in this solicitation and similar information on any subcontractors which the offeror intends to utilize and points of contact for any existing partner pharmaceutical manufacturer(s)/distributor(s). Offerors shall also include the following for each contract: a)contract number; b)contract period of performance; c)contract type; d)dollar value of the contract; e)detailed description of the work performed; and f)name, activity, position, title and current telephone number (with area code) of the government (or commercial) point of contact for the contract. All Government minimum needs as stated above will be evaluated. Offerors' responses shall include a completed copy of the representations and certifications at provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their proposal. Offerors may obtain copies of the SF1449, representations and certifications, or a copy of the applicable Wage Determination No. 94-2544, Rev. 18 (6/3/99) for Norfolk, VA, by submitting a request via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Mrs. Julie Gordon at julie_a_gordon@nor.fisc.navy.mil, or by accessing the FISC Norfolk website at www.nor.fisc.navy.mil. The following clauses apply to this solicitation and are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, subparagraphs (1), (5), (7), (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15); FAR 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals; FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, subparts (a) 30 days, and (b) 36 months; FAR 52.222-42, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended; FAR 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts); and FAR 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment. The following DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, and DFARS 252-204.7004, Required Central Contractor Registration. Response time: All responses to this solicitation are due by 4:00 PM on 07 February 2000, and offerors shall send their reponses to the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), 1968 Gilbert Street, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392, Attn: Julie Gordon, Code 201A5, Reference RFP N00189-00-R-0025. 3. Questions and answers pertaining to this solicitation: Is this a follow-on contract? No. This is a new contract. Is it possible to obtain any history of the pharmaceutical inventory of the fleet? The amount of money spent on purchases of pharmaceuticals for the fleet is approximately $6 million per year. No other information on the history of the inventory is available. What is AMAL? AMAL stands for the American Medical Allowance List. It is a listing of the standard inventory of pharmaceuticals that a certain type of ship must maintain. This information will be available for review upon award of the contract. Is a ship visit possible before performance under this contract? The Government will schedule a Post-Award Conference following award of the contract and prior to performance under the contract. This conference will be held in Norfolk, VA. All travel and transportation costs for the contractor will be at the expense of the contractor. How many ships will the contractor service under this contract? This contract provides for services for the Atlantic Fleet with a possibility of expansion to other fleets including the Pacific Fleet.The Atlantic Fleet consists of approximately 143 ships. Information on the various ships such as crew sizes may be obtained through the Navy's website at www.navy.mil. Will NSNs be provided to contractors upon award of the contract? NSNs (National Stock Numbers) will be available upon award. Other questions have been addressed through the various changes to the solicitation/synopsis and the Statement of Work. 4. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged. Posted 01/27/00 (W-SN419579). (0027)

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