VA Palo Alto Health Care System Direct Delivery Pharmacy Supply   3

Page 2 of 2 VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PHARMACY DIRECT DELIVERY OF MEDICAL/SURGICAL SUPPLIES SCOPE: This requirement is for a contractor to provide direct shipment of medical and surgical supplies for VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, and prescribed Veteran patients homes located within VAPAHCS s area of responsibility with addresses supplied as outlined below. This contract will serve as a back-up in order to prevent missed deliveries to patients and facilities when items are out of stock or not available from the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). REQUIREMENTS: The contractor shall provide an extensive item catalog of available medical/surgical supplies with full item description, specifications, cost, size, orderable unit, etc. of disposable medical supplies such as, but not limited to ostomy bags, catheters, and wound care products for direct delivery to Veteran patient homes and delivery to all nine healthcare systems located within VAPAHCS s area of responsibility. Orders must be fulfilled and shipped to the Veteran homes or VA facility within 2-3 business days after receipt of the order Monday through Friday except for government holidays. Contractor shall accept online orders from the VA and provide a secure online/inventory ordering system allowing separate accounts for each healthcare system, each to include one master account to be maintained by the pharmacy chief. The Pharmacy Chief will nominate pharmacy staff to be ordering officials to the Contracting officer. After ordering officers are delegated by the Contracting Officer the Chief of Pharmacy will issue individual accounts to pharmacy staff authorized to place orders. This system must have the capability of restricting items that can be ordered based on the contracted list, have tracking information and reports such as monthly usage, backorder, fill rates, etc. The contractor s online ordering platform must be compliant with all laws, regulations, and standards, i.e., PHI, HIPAA. This is a pre-solicitation notice. Solicitation will follow with full product list, statement of work, and solicitation response requirements. End of Document