65--Radioactive Isotopes Nuclear Medicine. (VA-18-00072496)

The Department of Veterans Affairs is providing a Notice of Intent to advise that the Government intends to Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order with Cardinal Healthcare. The procurement is for the radiopharmaceuticals products for Spokane VA Healthcare System located in Spokane, WA. This is a FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) single source procurement will be made under the authority of Other Than Full and Open Competition in FAR 6.302-1 and 41 USC 3304(a)(1). Only one responsible source and no other requirement will satisfy the needs of the Government. Cardinal Health is our only supplier of Radioactive Isotopes for the Spokane VAMC and has a software solution SYNtrac which is a barcode reader for radioactive isotopes deliveries to the Nuclear Medicine department listed above. This is proprietary software that can only be utilized by Cardinal Health customers. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 325412. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in lieu of sole source contract described in this notice, and such determination shall be made at the sole discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. If no responses are received, the government will proceed with the Sole Source acquisition. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement. The Government plans to award a contract for this requirement on 12/1/2018. Written comments or questions regarding this notice must be received by the Contracting Specialist by email at [email protected] no later than 1200 EST, 11/27/2018. This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action.