6505--Radiopharmaceuticals

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{"description":"The Department of Veterans Affairs, Networking Contracting Office (NCO 01) located in West Haven, CT, intends to enter into a sole source procurement, pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with Cardinal Health, Inc., for the following requirement:\n\nSTATEMENT OF WORK RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS\n\nContractor to provide Radiopharmaceutical products as listed herein, as requested by authorized VA Staff, in order to support the VA Manchester Healthcare System located at 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104-7007. All radiopharmaceutical supplies provided under this contractor shall be F.O.B. Destination; fuel surcharges shall not be allowed nor added to the invoice. All radiopharmaceuticals provided shall be USDA and USP approved. VA Manchester prefers procurement of radioisotopes derived from non-High Enriched Uranium (HEU) sources as long as adequate supplies are available. The contractor must provide at least 7 or more FDG doses in one Bulk vial for the Intego MedRad infusion system. In addition, the contractor must also provide a turnaround time of at least 4 hours for WBC Tagged.\n\nContractor will provide for the placement of one or more telephone delivery order (s) per day for items listed in the Pricing and Cost Schedule, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, including holidays.\n\nContractor must be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and be regularly established in the business of providing radiopharmaceuticals. Offeror must provide copies of licenses and certifications along with quote to the Contracting Officer.\n\n\nDELIVERY ORDERS:\n\nNormally orders shall be placed during the workday and delivery shall be required by 6:00 am or 11:00am the following workday, depending on what is specified when the order is placed. Due to the demands of VAHS patient care requirements, there shall be no restriction to the number of orders which may be placed by VA, or the number of deliveries which may be required per day. In the event that the requirements may be determined in advance, a longer delivery time will be scheduled accordingly.\n\nThe delivery order shall specify: contract item (s) and quantity, time (s) of delivery and applicable VA order number.\n\nOrders can be placed orally by telephone, fax transmission or on-line website.\n\nContractor shall routinely provide two (2) deliveries per day. \n \n\nEMERGENCY ORDERING PROCEDURES:\n\nAn added cost is provided in the Pricing and Cost Schedule for additional deliveries in excess of two (2) per day. Depending upon the availability of the product, the Contractor shall make deliveries within 2 hours when orders are placed between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and within 2 hours when orders are placed weeknights (between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 8:00 am), weekends and holidays.\n\nDELIVERY COMMITMENT:\n\nTime of delivery specified or mutually agreed to at the time of receipt of telephone order shall become mandatory upon the Contractor. Failure to perform in accordance with the delivery commitment may be grounds for termination of contract in accordance with the provisions for default.\n\nPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:\n\nContract will have a Period of Performance from 12/1/2025 to 11/30/2026.\n\nSUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS:\n\nContractor to provide Radiopharmaceutical products as listed herein, as requested by authorized VA Staff, VA Manchester Healthcare System. \n\nUltraTag Vial\nPotassium Iodide Tablet (Iosat)\nMacro Aggregated Albumin Vial\nMedronate Vial\nPentetate Vial\nPyrophosphate Vial\nGa-67 Gallium Citrate UD\nI-123 Ioflupane UD\nI-123 Ioflupane Vial\nI-123 Iobenguane Sulfate UD\nI-123 USP NaI 100 uCi Cap\nI-123 USP NaI 200 uCi Cap\nI-131 USP NaI DX Cap mCi\nI-131 USP NaI DX Cap uCi\nI-131 USP NaI TX Cap\nIn-111 Pentetate SDV/Vial\nIn-111 Pentetreotide UD\nIn-111 WBC Blood Kit (ACD & Hetastarch)\nIn-111 WBC Bld Kit (Heparin&Hetastarch)\nTc-99m Exametazime UD\nTc-99m Macro Aggregated Albumin UD\nTc-99m Mebrofenin UD\nTc-99m Medronate UD\nTc-99m Mertiatide UD\nTc-99m NaTcO4 MD\nTc-99m NaTcO4 UD mCi\nTc-99m Oxidronate UD\nTc-99m Pentetate UD\nTc-99m Pyrophosphate UD\nTc-99m Sestamibi UD\nTc-99m Sulfur Colloid UD\nTc-99m Tetrofosmin UD\nTc-99m WBC Blood Kit (ACD & Hetastarch)\nTc-99m WBC Bld Kit (Heparin&Hetastarch)\nTc-99m Exametazime WBC's\nTl-201 Thallous Chloride UD\nTc-99m Cardiolite UD\nTc-99m Filtered Sulfur Colloid (uCi) UD\nTc-99m Lymphoseek Study Dose\nRa-223 Xofigo per uCi\nAfter Hours Callout\nAfter Hours Delivery Charge\nStat\nWeekday Delivery 4\nWeekday Delivery 5\nWeekend Delivery 1\nWeekend Delivery 2\nWeekend Delivery 3\nF-18 FDG UD\nF-18 FDG UD Source\nF-18 NaF UD\nGa-68 NetSpot\nGa-68 Illuccix\nStat\nWeekday Delivery 4\nWeekday Delivery 5\nWeekend Delivery 1\nWeekend Delivery 2\nWeekend Delivery 3\n\n\nThe NAICS code for this requirement is 325412.\n\nCardinal Health, Inc. is the only contractor capable of providing all the Nuclear Medicine and PET radiopharmaceuticals used on a daily and weekly basis. Products such as XOFIGO, ILLUCCIX, and NETSPOT are dispensed exclusively through Cardinal Health. The other radiopharmaceutical contractors are located farther away and can only provide a minimum of products that are required.\n\nThis notice of intent is not a solicitation nor is it a request for proposal. However, interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirement must clearly identify their capability to do so in writing by Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 4 pm EST time. Response should be sent to Jerry Choinski at Jerry.Choinski@va.gov. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. A determination not to open this requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"} Solicitation Number: 36C24126Q0144 Type: Special Notice Base Type: Special Notice NAICS: 325412 Classification Code: 6505 Response Deadline: 2025-12-31T16:00:00-05:00 Office Address: TOGUS, ME POC: Jerry Choinski, jerry.choinski@va.gov, 203-932-5711 {"description":"The Department of Veterans Affairs, Networking Contracting Office (NCO 01) located in West Haven, CT, intends to enter into a sole source procurement, pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with Cardinal Health, Inc., for the following requirement:\n\nSTATEMENT OF WORK RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS\n\nContractor to provide Radiopharmaceutical products as listed herein, as requested by authorized VA Staff, in order to support the VA Manchester Healthcare System located at 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104-7007. All radiopharmaceutical supplies provided under this contractor shall be F.O.B. Destination; fuel surcharges shall not be allowed nor added to the invoice. All radiopharmaceuticals provided shall be USDA and USP approved. VA Manchester prefers procurement of radioisotopes derived from non-High Enriched Uranium (HEU) sources as long as adequate supplies are available. The contractor must provide at least 7 or more FDG doses in one Bulk vial for the Intego MedRad infusion system. In addition, the contractor must also provide a turnaround time of at least 4 hours for WBC Tagged.\n\nContractor will provide for the placement of one or more telephone delivery order (s) per day for items listed in the Pricing and Cost Schedule, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, including holidays.\n\nContractor must be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and be regularly established in the business of providing radiopharmaceuticals. Offeror must provide copies of licenses and certifications along with quote to the Contracting Officer.\n\n\nDELIVERY ORDERS:\n\nNormally orders shall be placed during the workday and delivery shall be required by 6:00 am or 11:00am the following workday, depending on what is specified when the order is placed. Due to the demands of VAHS patient care requirements, there shall be no restriction to the number of orders which may be placed by VA, or the number of deliveries which may be required per day. In the event that the requirements may be determined in advance, a longer delivery time will be scheduled accordingly.\n\nThe delivery order shall specify: contract item (s) and quantity, time (s) of delivery and applicable VA order number.\n\nOrders can be placed orally by telephone, fax transmission or on-line website.\n\nContractor shall routinely provide two (2) deliveries per day. \n \n\nEMERGENCY ORDERING PROCEDURES:\n\nAn added cost is provided in the Pricing and Cost Schedule for additional deliveries in excess of two (2) per day. Depending upon the availability of the product, the Contractor shall make deliveries within 2 hours when orders are placed between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and within 2 hours when orders are placed weeknights (between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 8:00 am), weekends and holidays.\n\nDELIVERY COMMITMENT:\n\nTime of delivery specified or mutually agreed to at the time of receipt of telephone order shall become mandatory upon the Contractor. Failure to perform in accordance with the delivery commitment may be grounds for termination of contract in accordance with the provisions for default.\n\nPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:\n\nContract will have a Period of Performance from 12/1/2025 to 11/30/2026.\n\nSUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS:\n\nContractor to provide Radiopharmaceutical products as listed herein, as requested by authorized VA Staff, VA Manchester Healthcare System. \n\nUltraTag Vial\nPotassium Iodide Tablet (Iosat)\nMacro Aggregated Albumin Vial\nMedronate Vial\nPentetate Vial\nPyrophosphate Vial\nGa-67 Gallium Citrate UD\nI-123 Ioflupane UD\nI-123 Ioflupane Vial\nI-123 Iobenguane Sulfate UD\nI-123 USP NaI 100 uCi Cap\nI-123 USP NaI 200 uCi Cap\nI-131 USP NaI DX Cap mCi\nI-131 USP NaI DX Cap uCi\nI-131 USP NaI TX Cap\nIn-111 Pentetate SDV/Vial\nIn-111 Pentetreotide UD\nIn-111 WBC Blood Kit (ACD & Hetastarch)\nIn-111 WBC Bld Kit (Heparin&Hetastarch)\nTc-99m Exametazime UD\nTc-99m Macro Aggregated Albumin UD\nTc-99m Mebrofenin UD\nTc-99m Medronate UD\nTc-99m Mertiatide UD\nTc-99m NaTcO4 MD\nTc-99m NaTcO4 UD mCi\nTc-99m Oxidronate UD\nTc-99m Pentetate UD\nTc-99m Pyrophosphate UD\nTc-99m Sestamibi UD\nTc-99m Sulfur Colloid UD\nTc-99m Tetrofosmin UD\nTc-99m WBC Blood Kit (ACD & Hetastarch)\nTc-99m WBC Bld Kit (Heparin&Hetastarch)\nTc-99m Exametazime WBC's\nTl-201 Thallous Chloride UD\nTc-99m Cardiolite UD\nTc-99m Filtered Sulfur Colloid (uCi) UD\nTc-99m Lymphoseek Study Dose\nRa-223 Xofigo per uCi\nAfter Hours Callout\nAfter Hours Delivery Charge\nStat\nWeekday Delivery 4\nWeekday Delivery 5\nWeekend Delivery 1\nWeekend Delivery 2\nWeekend Delivery 3\nF-18 FDG UD\nF-18 FDG UD Source\nF-18 NaF UD\nGa-68 NetSpot\nGa-68 Illuccix\nStat\nWeekday Delivery 4\nWeekday Delivery 5\nWeekend Delivery 1\nWeekend Delivery 2\nWeekend Delivery 3\n\n\nThe NAICS code for this requirement is 325412.\n\nCardinal Health, Inc. is the only contractor capable of providing all the Nuclear Medicine and PET radiopharmaceuticals used on a daily and weekly basis. Products such as XOFIGO, ILLUCCIX, and NETSPOT are dispensed exclusively through Cardinal Health. The other radiopharmaceutical contractors are located farther away and can only provide a minimum of products that are required.\n\nThis notice of intent is not a solicitation nor is it a request for proposal. However, interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirement must clearly identify their capability to do so in writing by Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 4 pm EST time. Response should be sent to Jerry Choinski at Jerry.Choinski@va.gov. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. A determination not to open this requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"}