6505--Radiopharmaceuticals

STATEMENT OF REQUIRMENTS Contract Title: Radiopharmaceuticals (Nuclear Medicine) Product is used as an Imaging pharmaceutical and administered by IV injection or orally by a Nuclear Medicine Technologist prior to the Nuclear Medicine study. Supplies will be ordered as required. Orders will be placed directly to the Contractor by the Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Technologist. The items shall be ordered by 4:00 pm on the previous day for delivery by 7:30 am the following day. (Items ordered Friday shall be delivered by Monday at 7:30 am.) Stat orders are required to be delivered the same day as they are ordered. Contractor shall be available for order placement and delivery twenty-four (24) hours per day 365 days per year. Emergency orders may be required after normal working hours, weekends or during Federal Holidays (Normal working hours 7:30 am to 4:30 pm). Items delivered after hours under this contract may include shipping and/or delivery charges. Stat deliveries must be delivered to the VA Portland HCS within 90 minutes of order receipt, this is estimated to occur approximately three (3) times per week during normal working hours. Contractor shall accept telephone and/or facsimile orders (no requirement for a hard copy Purchase Order). Product availability information will be available at the time of order placement. Contractor shall verify all orders received via facsimile. Contractor shall include with each dose delivered two (2) identical, self-adhesive labels/stickers that will be used for tracking and maintaining records within the Nuclear Medicine Department. Turnaround time for leukocyte labeling will be a maximum of three (3) hours from pick-up of blood to delivery of labeled white blood cells. Contractor shall provide two (2) copies of shipping invoice with each delivery. Deliveries will be made directly to the VA Portland HCS, Nuclear Medicine Department located in Building 100, 2nd Floor, Room 2D159. MODIFICATIONS: The supplies/specifications may be changed by written modification to this contract. The VA Contracting Officer will prepare the modification. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION: The Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer on all matters pertaining to the administration of the contract. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to make commitments or issue changes which will affect price, quantity, quality, services or delivery of this contract. RESPONSIBILITY: The Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative service provided, but retains no control over the medical, professional aspects of serviced rendered (e.g. professional judgements and/or diagnosis for specific medical treatment). LICENSES AND PERMITS: The Contractor, shall without additional expensed to the Government, be responsible for obtaining necessary licenses including current State Medical License and permits for complying with any applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations in connection to the performance of the type of service required. ESITMATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2030 PERSONNEL POLICY: The parties agree that the Contractor is an independent Contractor . The Contractor s employees, agents and subcontractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose. The Contractor shall be responsible for protecting the personnel furnishing services under this contract. To carry out this responsibility the Contractor shall provide the following: Worker s Compensation Professional liability insurance Income tax withholding Social Security payments