***INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE-*** Estimated Date of Award: September 1, 2019 Synopsis: The William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center (WJBVAMC) located at 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209 intends to award a sole source procurement for radiopharmaceuticals used by the Nuclear Medicine Imaging department. The contractor is Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing with a business size standard of 1,250 employees. Radiopharmaceuticals are needed to perform diagnostic nuclear imaging procedures; some of these are also used for treatment purposes for specific diseases. The period of performance is from September 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the Authority of FAR 13.106-1 which states that Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The schedule contained herein lists the radiopharmaceuticals, with the estimated quantities specific to the contract period. Customer Description Estimated Annual Qty Material # Notes Aero-Vent kits, AV-400+M, MediNuclear 4 101879   Aero-Vent Plus Portable Shield radioaerosol system 1 101880   After hours/emergency call fee NA NA   Cobalt 57, 20 mCi sheet source 1 103785   Cobalt 57, 5 mCi vial source 1 102053   Ga67 Citrate, 10 mCi, tumor localization 3 102279 per mCi I-123 2mCi total body iodine study 15 102330   I-123 Capsule, 200 uCi cap, Thyroid Uptake 150 102338   I-131 First mCi thyroid ablation therapy 22 102366 1 - 6 mCi I-131 each mCi thereafter for thyroid ablation therapy 22 102366 each additional mCi I-131 diagnostic cap, 10-100uCi/cap, standard 15 102367   In-111 Oxine WBC tagging 4 102410   Indium111 0.5mCi WBC tagging 2 102410   Prostascint In-111 1 102376   Indium 111 DTPA, Brain Study/Cysternogram 1 102396   Octreotide, Indium 111 10 102396   Computerized dose and patient management system (annual) 1 NA   Customer Description Estimated Annual Qty Material # Notes PYP cold kit 5 102684   Sealed source disposal, including packaging and transport 1 NA   Sealed source leak test kits and analysis, quarterly 28 NA   Computerized dose and patient management system (annual) 1 NA   Tc99m, 50 and 250 uCi each quarter 4 NA   Tc99m, 25 and 150 uCi (one each per quarter) 4 NA   Myocardial Perfusion Scan 99mTc, dose based on weight Cardiolite 4000 103344   Tc99m Pertechnetate 20 mCi WBC tagging with ceretec 10 103012   Tc99m MAA, 5 mCi, pulmonary perfusion or quantative 75 102970   Tc99m NaTcO4 for MUGA 100 102984 up to 30mCi per dose Tc99m Pertechnetate, 10mCi thyroid imaging 5 102984   Tc99m NaTcO4 for GI Bleed 2 102984 up to 30mCi per dose Tc99m 15mCi testicular 2 102984 up to 30mCi per dose Parathyroid, 20 mCi Tc99m, Cardiolite 80 103723   Cardiolite 25 mCi Breast imaging 1 103723   Lymphoscintigraphy, 4 syringes @ 500uCi Tc99m, filtered sulfur colloid 40 104791   Tc99m choletec, 6 mCi biliary image 125 103682   Tc99M MDP or HDP, 20 mCi Bone Scan 600 103685   Tc99m MAG-3, 10mCi renogram 50 103688   Mag 3 baseline 2 mCi and post captopril 8 mCi renogram 3 103688   Tc99m Pertechnetate 20mCi Brain Study 1 103692 up to 30mCi per dose Tc99m NaTcO4 10 mCi Meckels 1 103692 up to 30mCi per dose Tc99m NaTcO4 15 mCi Thyroid Scan 1 103692 up to 30mCi per dose Tc99m sulfur colloid, 6 mCi liver/spleen imaging 10 103711   Tc99m sulfur colloid 1 mCi gastric empty 105 103711   Tc99m DTPA 40 mCi for aerosol 80 102990 Aerosal imaging DTPA renal 3 mCi 1 102990 Renal imaging Tl-201 Thallous chloride, 4 mCi, cardiac perfusion study 15 103039 per mCi UltraTag kit 280 103080   Radiacmeter calibration, annually each 6 NA per meter Contractor Requirements: a. Contractor must have ability to deliver requested radioactive isotopes within one (1) hour after request is made by a WJB Dorn VA Medical Center representative; b. Radiopharmaceuticals shall be prepared in accordance with State and Federal regulations governing the receipt, handling, preparation and delivery; c. Contractor shall maintain; provide upon request, a valid radioactive material license issued by the SC State Department of Health/Division of Radiological Health or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; d. Contractor shall maintain; provide upon request its Quality Management Program (QMP). The QMP shall include the procedure used by the Contractor in the dispensing, packaging and delivery of radiopharmaceuticals. e. Contractor shall provide protocol established by Federal Drug Administration (FDA) or other professional standards or guidelines in determining expiration dates on radiopharmaceutical doses. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within 2 days (NLT) August 21, 2019 at 2:00p.m. ET) after date of publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete with the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Below is a copy of the draft justification and approval notice that supports the sole source award. System for Award Management (SAM): Rule requires a firm to be registered in the SAM Registration Data Base (SAM), prior to award of any contract and agreements. Firms must register on an on-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information. To register in SAM go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If you have any questions, please contact; Joseph Locke, Contracting Officer, by email at [email protected].

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