Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Directorate of Medical Materiel, Bldg 6, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111

99 -- PHARMACEUTICAL RETURNS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SOL SP0200-00-R-1501 POC Linda Magazu, Contracting Officer (215)737-3207 WEB: DSCP Home Page, http://www.dscp.dla.mil. E-MAIL: e-mail address is the contracting officer, lmagazu@dscp.dla.mil. This solicitation represents a Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs joint contracting initiative for a Pharmaceutical Returns Management Program. The purpose of this initiative is to establish a national contract with a reverse distributor capable of assisting DoD and VA facilities throughout the Continental United States and U.S. military facilities overseas in achieving maximum credit return, while remaining in compliance with all applicable regulations related to hazardous waste handling. The Government will award the contract to the offeror who is the best overall value on the basis of its offer and its capability to perform the work. The Government will base its source selection decision on two factors -- the relative merits of the competing offers and the relative capabilities of the competing offerors. In deciding the best-value, the Government will place more importance on capability than on price/fee. After the submission of offers and written capability information, each offeror will be requested to make an oral presentation to the Government's source selection evaluation team at DSCP. The contracting officer will schedule the oral presentations and notify each offeror of the scheduled date and time of its presentation within ten days of the receipt of offers. The resulting indefinite quantity contract will be in effect for one year with an option to extend the term of the contract for four additional one-year option periods. Note: All offerors are reminded that a prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the internet at http://www.ccr2000.com Phone requests for a copy of the solicitation are to be directed to the Medical Receptionist, Ms. Lillie Hill at (215)737-3100. Posted 03/16/00 (W-SN435244). (0076)

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