This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to Cardinal Health, Inc., a large for-profit healthcare services and products company. The contract is for the provision of pharmaceutical and medical supply products to the TRICARE West program, which provides healthcare services to active-duty military, retired military personnel, and their families.
The contract has a ceiling value of $89,386.61 and is a firm fixed-price delivery order, with no set-aside designation. Cardinal Health has a long-standing relationship with the federal government, particularly the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and National Institutes of Health, having received numerous prime contract awards for pharmaceutical distribution services.
The contract highlights Cardinal Health's specialized capabilities in handling and distributing time-sensitive, radioactive medical products, such as radiopharmaceuticals used in diagnostic imaging procedures for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Additionally, Cardinal Health's subsidiary, The Harvard Drug Group, L.L.C., has secured a separate indefinite delivery contract with the VA National Acquisition Center for the supply of Lurasidone Hydrochloride tablets, further demonstrating the company's ability to manage large-scale pharmaceutical supply agreements across multiple government agencies.