65--INDY TheraSphere IDIQ

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 10, intends to negotiate a sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with Biocompatibles, Inc. for the procurement of Yttritium-90 TheraSpheres. This requirement supports the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, under solicitation number 36C25018R0373. The contract is classified under NAICS 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, and PSC code 65. The anticipated five-year ordering period includes a minimum quantity of 5 units and a maximum of 295 units over the life of the agreement.

The contractor is required to deliver the TheraSpheres to the Radiology Department at the Indianapolis VAMC by 07:30 local time on the day of each scheduled procedure. Orders will be placed at least three days prior to the required delivery date. This notice serves as an intent to negotiate on a sole-source basis rather than a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation package is available. The government maintains sole discretion in the determination not to compete this requirement based on the evidence provided in response to this notice.

Evidence demonstrating that competition would be advantageous to the government must be submitted by email or mail to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System by 3:30 PM EDST on July 24, 2018. Responses may be directed to Chuck Lakin at the Ann Arbor, Michigan, office. One attachment, an Agency Homepage link, was published with the notice on July 18, 2018. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted regarding this announcement.