This is not a request for proposal or quote announcement. This is a sources sought notice only, do not submit pricing. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future and potential solicitation. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification relative to NAICS code 325412 and the small business size standard is 750 employees. Consistent with the VA's Veterans First Contracting Program, VA is particularly interested in identifying Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and/or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses with the capability to perform. Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive medicines that are essential in order to perform Nuclear Medicine Scans on patients. Big Spring VA Healthcare System Imaging Service, Nuclear Medicine Section requires the ability to received radiopharmaceuticals on a daily and/or as needed basis. Radiopharmaceuticals are used on patients in order to perform diagnostic nuclear medicine studies. Nuclear Medicine Section must purchase the radiopharmaceuticals from a vendor that holds an unrevoked USNRC and/or FDA license to produce and distribute radiopharmaceuticals for human administration, and a license to receive, and dispose of radioactive waste. Radiopharmaceuticals must be prepared according to manufacturer's package inserts. Deliveries of radiopharmaceuticals will incorporate sufficient lead or high-density metal shielding to comply with all applicable federal and/or state standards relating to shipment of radioactive materials. Shipping containers must comply with state and federal regulations. This includes DOT, DOE, USNRC, and ICC regulations and standards. Because of the critical need for these supplies in a timely manner, only a vendor that can supply the radiopharmaceuticals on an "as needed basis" to the VA in Big Spring, TX can be used. The radioactive medicines have a very short time (half-life) once they are received by the VA to be used. F-18 for example has a viability of only 30 minutes. Once this time has been exceeded, this radioactive medicine is unusable. Other radioactive products, once prepared, can be used up to a maximum limit of about six (6) hours. The period of performance for deliveries is date of contract award through September 30, 2011 with an option to extend deliveries from October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. All interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, business size, DUNS number (www.dnb.com), list of available products and the geographical location the respondent is able to service. Responses to this notice should be sent electronically to [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received by 17:00 ET, Friday, February 28, 2014. All contractors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.SAM.gov. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses should also indicate whether the company is verified by the VA in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database at www.vetbiz.gov. Below is a list of radiopharmaceuticals that the VA in Big Spring, TX will be ordering: Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate Tc-99m bicisate Tc-99m disofenin (DISIDA) Tc-99m exametazine (HMPAO) Tc-99m macroaggregated albumin (MAA) Tc-99m mebrofenin Tc-99m medronate (MDP) Tc-99m mertiatide Tc-99m oxidronate Tc-99m pentetate (DTPA) Tc-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) Tc-99m labeled red blood cells Tc-99m sestamibi Tc-99m succimer Tc-99m sulfur colloid Tc-99m tetrofosmin Carbon-14 urea Chromium-51 sodium chromate Flourine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Flourine-17 sodium fluoride (NaF) Gallium-67 citrate Indium-111 capromab pendetide Indium-111 chloride Indium-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan Indium-111 pentetate (In-111 DTPA) Indium-111 oxyquinoline (In-111 oxine) Indium-111 pentetreotide Iodine I-123 sodium iodide capsule Iodine I-123 iobenguane sulfate (mIBG) Iodine I-125 human serum albumin (HSA) Iodine I-125 sodium iothalamate Iodine I-131 human serum albumin (HSA) Iodine I-131 sodium iodide capsules Iodine I-131 iobenguane sulfate (mIBG) Molybdenum Mo-99m generator Phosphorus P-32 chromic phosphate Phosphorus P-32 sodium phosphate Rubidium-82 chloride Samarium-153 lexidronam Strontium-89 chloride Thallium-201 chloride Xenon-133 gas Yttrium-90 chloride Yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan Adenosine Dipyridamole Dobutamine Regadenoson Sincalid

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