The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN-6 VA Healthcare System is requesting information related to vendors capable of providing radiopharmaceuticals for the Salem VAMC in Salem, VA. This is not a request for bids, quotes, or proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement only. The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified businesses. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 104-9 to give first priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned and small business response is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation then the action will be advertised as full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Vendors are requested to respond to the requirements for the radiopharmaceuticals below and submit supporting information/documentation related to the vendor's ability to provide the following radiopharmaceuticals. The following list of items describes the anticipated product needs of the Salem VAMC during FY 12 and FY 13: Tc99-m, medronate MDP Tc99-m Sulful Colloid (TSC) DTPA - aerosol DTPA - renal 201 Thallium Gallium Ga-67 123 Iodine Tc99-m Sestamibi Tc99-m Pyrophosphate (PYP) Tc99-m, Macroag albu (MAA) Tc99-m Mariatide (MAG 3) Samarium (Quadramet) Tc99-m Exametazine (Ceretec) 131 Iodine Ceretec WBC In111 DTPA (0.5 mCi In111 Octreoscan (5 mCi) Filtered Sulfer Colloid Tc99m CCK (Kinevac I.V. Sincalide I.V.) Mebrofenin-Tc99m Sodium Pertechnetate TcO4 Sodium Pertechnetate TcO4 Flood Source Sodium Pertechnetate TcO4 Linearity I-123 MIBG I-131 Whole Body DMSA TI201 Interested parties should submit with their response the following information no later than July 18, 2013 and include POC information, business size, and business SBA classification(s). All questions should be addressed to [email protected]. Phone inquiries will not be accepted.

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