Sterile Compounding Services

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System is seeking a contractor to provide testing and certification services for sterile compounding facilities at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital Pharmacy Service. This firm-fixed-price contract is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 541380. The scope of work includes the certification of hazardous drug compounding sterile compounding areas, storage rooms, biosafety cabinets, and laminar flow compounding buffers, as well as monthly viable sampling and personnel competency assessments for hand hygiene, garbing, and hazardous drug manipulation. The contractor must provide all necessary labor, equipment, and documentation, ensuring all work adheres to USP 797, USP 800, IEST RP-CC002, and NSF/ANSI 49 standards. The contract structure consists of a 12-month base period beginning January 11, 2027, with four subsequent 12-month option years. Technical personnel must hold specific credentials, including CETA CNBT Registered Cleanroom Certification Professional and NSF/ANSI 49 Biosafety Biocid Filter Certifier certifications. Award decisions will be based on a comparative evaluation of technical capability, past performance, and price. Proposals must be submitted in three separate volumes: a technical approach limited to 15 pages, a past performance volume featuring at least three similar contracts of at least 100k in value, and a firm-fixed price schedule. All testing must be performed using NIST traceable equipment, and the contractor must provide evidence that no employees are on the OIG excluded parties list.