THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION - NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The purpose of this Source Sought is to determine the likelihood of a successful solicitation if this requirement is set-aside 100% for small businesses. The anticipated solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23 is seeking small business vendors capable of providing 24 hours, 7 days-a-week radiopharmaceutical coverage to VISN 23's eight VHA medical centers. http://www.visn23.va.gov/VISN23/About/About_VISN_23.asp NAICS CODE NAICS Industry Description Size Standard 325412* Nuclear medicine (e.g., radioactive isotopes) preparations manufacturing 750 Employees *Note: a non-manufacturer waiver has not been granted in this NAICS code. This sources sought is seeking small business radio-pharmacies that can provide a turnkey solution to VISN 23. Contractor must be licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and be regularly established in the business of providing radiopharmaceuticals. The solution includes but is not limited to: DELIVERY of NRC, VA Joint Commission and USP compliant: 1. UNIT DOSES PRE-DRAWN INTO A SYRINGE AND CALIBRATED, 2. MULTIDOSE TC99M PRODUCTS, 3. NONRADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR PHARMACEUTICALS, ie "cold kits" 4. OTHER RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, ie Tl201, In111, 5. PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS and SUPPLIES utilized in Nuclear Medicine procedures, ie Sincalide, ascorbic acid, aerosol kit, 6. Contractor shall provide a quarterly linearity source. The activity requested can range from 25 to 300mCi, 7. SEALED SOURCE and FLOOD PHANTOM OTHER SERVICES: 1. Program offering hardware/software designed for Nuclear Medicine dose management and secured ordering, 2. Delivery in accordance with any and all Dept. of Transportation Regulations, 3. Survey Meter calibration, 4. Dose Calibrator accuracy and linearity, 5. Sealed source inventory leak testing, 6. Other Quality Assurance services designed to aid in NRC, VA Joint Commission and USP accreditation. If you are a small business in the above-mentioned NAICS code capable of providing the above-mentioned competencies, please contact the contract specialist with the following information: 1. Firm name, address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers, 2. Capability Statement demonstrating the capability to provide the items listed in the attached Specifications document. Capability statement must be sufficient to demonstrate your ability to provide the items listed, 3. Small business certification - 8(a), HubZone, Service Disabled Veteran or Women-owned, etc. 4. Past Experience - describe and provide one professional reference for your experience of similar size and complexity radiopharmaceutical program, 5. Your firms Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), 6. GSA/FSS Schedule information if applicable. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to [email protected]. All responses must be received no later than April 30, 2014. This sample list is not all inclusive and is provided only as an example. 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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