This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. VA Long Beach Healthcare System, 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822 is looking to purchase Duplex Antibiotic Supply IV bags equivalent to the items listed below. Purchased IV bags are needed for treating different bacterial infections and must be readily available for patient care. This procurement shall be a brand name or equal. Contractors must provide brand name or equal that meet or exceed the physical, functional, and performance of listed in the statement of work below. Contractors shall show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that all equal to items meet all required salient characteristics including brand name and model numbers IAW FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. CLIN ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UOM 0001 Cefazolin 2G in Duplex Item# MM3105-11 120 CS 0002 Ceftriaxone For Inj. (1G) Dextro Item# MM3153-11 10 CS 0003 Ceftriaxone For Inj. (2G) Dextro Item# MM3155-11 8 CS 0004 Meropenem For Injection 500MG Item# MM3183-11 3 CS 0005 Meropenem For Injection 1.0 G Item# MM3185-11 40 CS 0006 Cefepime 1G For Injection USP Item# MM3193-11 15 CS 0007 Cefepime 2G For Injection USP Item# MM3195-11 220 CS Statement of Work: Scope The purpose of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to outline the tasks and responsibilities of the vendor in supplying Duplex IV bags for VA Long Beach Healthcare System. 2. Background The VA Long Beach Healthcare System has a requirement for Duplex ready-to-use dual-chamber IV bags for the VA Long Beach HCS pharmacy. 3. Period of Performance. 3.1 Delivery shall be made within the delivery window 10/01/2024-09/30/2025. 3.2 Medications shall not be delivered until ordered by VA Long Beach Pharmacy in the quantities specified in each order. 3.3 Vendor must notify VA Long Beach Pharmacy staff if there are any delays in shipment or procuring any order. 3.4 The vendor must notify VA Long Beach Pharmacy staff of any anticipated or expected supply issues or shortages of the specified medications as well as an estimated time of when medications will be available. 3.5 Vendor must be able to ensure and provide documentation that medications are handled appropriately per the manufacturer s specifications (i.e. maintained within 20°C - 25°C during storage and transportation). 3.6 Vendor must be able to replace any product that is identified as damaged or defective upon receiving. The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 325412-Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 325415 (1,300 Employees). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Melissa.Ramirez8@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 09/04/2024 10:00 AM PST. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the beta.sam.gov or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) located at http://veterans.certify.sba.gov.
