6505--NUCLEAR MEDICINE RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 19 in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is soliciting services under contract number 36C25926R0074 for the daily manufacturing and just-in-time delivery of nuclear medicine radiopharmaceuticals to the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. This is a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed price contract with one optional extension period, requiring the contractor to provide a comprehensive range of radiopharmaceuticals—including Tc-99m, I-123, F-18, Ga-68, Y-90, and others—aligned with physician-ordered diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Deliveries must be made directly to authorized nuclear pharmacists at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center without routing through general receiving, with all shipments adhering to strict F.O.B. Destination terms. The contractor is responsible for full compliance with NRC, DOT, FDA, and VA Radiation Safety Policies, including proper shielding, labeling, chain-of-custody, and immediate reporting of any deviations impacting patient safety, image quality, or regulatory requirements. All products must meet U.S. Pharmacopeia standards for strength, purity, sterility, and radiochemical identity, and any NRC-reportable events must be reported without delay. Evaluation of proposals will be conducted on a trade-off basis, prioritizing technical capability as the most critical factor with a mandatory pass/fail threshold; failure to demonstrate technical compliance results in automatic disqualification regardless of price. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness only after technical acceptability is confirmed, and past performance will be assessed qualitatively based on up to three relevant contracts within the last five years. The solicitation mandates three proposal volumes: technical capability, price, and past performance, with submissions required via email to barron.long@va.gov by 12:00 PM Mountain Time on May 18, 2026. All proposals must comply with SAM.gov registration, unique entity ID verification, and other FAR-mandated representations and certifications, including clauses on small business utilization, employee whistleblower rights, combating human trafficking, paid sick leave, and privacy training. The contract includes a mandatory annual minimum purchase obligation of $30,000 and allows for a potential six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. Invoicing must be electronic via the Tungsten/VA FSC system, and contractor