6505--FDG Radiopharmaceutical

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, is seeking potential sources capable of providing the Radiopharmaceutical Fluorodeoxyglucose 18. The contractor must be a licensed vendor by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and provide the radiopharmaceuticals for the Nuclear Medicine Department. The contractor will be responsible for delivering the radiopharmaceuticals to the Nuclear Medicine section, labeling the unit doses, and providing a bar labeled insert to allow scanning data into the nuclear medicine information management system. Key requirements include: • Providing delivery of radiopharmaceuticals within two hours for priority orders • Labeling all unit doses of delivered radiopharmaceuticals with the exact name, amounts, preparation time, expiration time, date, and providing a bar labeled insert • Accepting unused radiopharmaceuticals and providing reimbursement per unit dose applicable towards future orders • Providing a copy of the user's license as per Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines • Invoicing at least once per month showing period covered, billing date, name of preparation, quantity, and amount