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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Drug Decision Support Database Subscription |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 80111 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25926Q0059 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 01-05-2026 12:00 MOUNTAIN TIME, DENVER, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| DH10 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office
NCO 19
6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Stephanie Cahill Stephanie.Cahill@va.gov Email preferred
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
| ADDRESS |
| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
VA Healthcare Benefits Program
N/a - web-based subscription shall not require physical delivery of items.
POSTAL CODE
COUNTRY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Request for Quote (RFQ) #: Drug Decision Support Database Subscription (RFQ # 36C25926Q0059)
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.
* The deadline for all questions is 12:00pm MST, December 31st, 2025.
All questions must be submitted in writing no later than the question cut-off date marked above. All questions will be answered officially through an amendment to the solicitation.
** Quotes are to be provided to stephanie.cahill@va.gov no later than 12:00pm MST, January 5th, 2026.
Quotes shall not be hand carried. Faxed quotes shall not be accepted. Emailed quotes are the only method of submitted quotes (4MB email limit). The Government reserves the right to make the award solely on initial Quotes received. Offerors bear the burden of ensuring that all portions of the offer (and any authorized amendments) reach the designated office before the deadline specified in the solicitation. This RFQ shall be completed in its entirety, and signed and dated, failure shall not be considered for award.
(ii) This is a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C25926Q0059. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-06 effective August 26th, 2025.
(iv) The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 519290 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business concerns.
(v) List of Line Items;
| Line Item |
| Description |
| Qty |
| Unit of Measure |
| Unit Price |
| Total Price |
| 0001 |
| Drug Decision Support Database Subscription |
3/31/2026 – 3/30/2027
| 1001 |
| Drug Decision Support Database Subscription |
3/31/2027 – 3/30/2028
| 2001 |
| Drug Decision Support Database Subscription |
3/31/2028 – 3/30/2029
| 3001 |
| Drug Decision Support Database Subscription |
3/31/2029 – 3/30/2030
| 4001 |
| Drug Decision Support Database Subscription |
3/31/2030 – 3/30/2031
(vi) Description of Requirements for the services to be acquired:
*Cut sheets and specification sheets proving the offered product meets all testing specifications and salient characteristics shall be included with the quote *Quotes shall be accompanied by an authorization letter consistent with the requirements of VAAR 852.212-71(c).
*Failure to meet the salient characteristics below will result in the offeror’s quote not being considered for award.
*Failure to provide the required documents or information (information documents, quote with accurate costs, and/or authorized distributor letter) by the quote deadline will result in the offeror’s quote not being considered for award.
Performance Work Statement (PWS) Drug Decision Support Database Subscription
Background: The Foreign Medical Program (FMP) is a US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare benefits program. This program processes pharmacy claims for US Veterans with VA rated service-connected conditions that are residing or traveling abroad. In order for these pharmacy claims to be processed properly for payment, the FMP has a need for access to a database that meets all of the criteria below.
The period of performance shall be a base year plus 4 option years starting on March 31, 2026.
Base year: 3/31/2026 – 3/30/2027 Option year #1: 3/31/2027 – 3/30/2028 Option year #2: 3/31/2028 – 3/30/2029 Option year #3: 3/31/2029 – 3/30/2030 Option year #4: 3/31/2030 – 3/30/2031
1. The database must be web-based application
2. Application must be available to up to 110 users simultaneously during the hours and days listed:
3. Available from 0600 to 2100 (Mountain Standard Time), Sunday through Saturday (seven days a week).
4. The service must not require extensive training to utilize.
5. Must provide either web-based user tutorial training video or web-based user instruction guide equivalent.
6. Must have an extensive searchable database for US domestic and foreign medications.
7. Able to determine whether any medication is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved or not. Include both domestic and foreign medication names to cross-reference the foreign medications with their domestic counterparts.
8. Must list all FDA approved indications that can be treated.
9. Must list off-labeled indications that can be treated.
10. Must include the studies that show the effectiveness of the drugs for treating the approved off-labeled indications.
11. Must list medication’s ingredients.
12. Able to determine whether a particular medication is appropriate for a Veteran’s service-connected condition or not.
13. Results must be printable.
(vii) Delivery and acceptance are to be F.O.B Destination (RFO 52.247-34) at:
N/a – web-based subscription shall not require a physical delivery of items.
(viii) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition
(a) Any award made as a result of this solicitation will be made on an All or Nothing Basis.
(b) State if quoted items are available and priced through offerors existing Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, or VA-wide Acquisition Contract.
(c) If the acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs, their socioeconomic status must be verified and visible in the SBA Small Business Certification (SBS): https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ at the time of quote submission AND award, or will be considered non-responsive, and will NOT be considered for award.
(d) Offerors are warned against contacting any VA personnel other than the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist prior to placement of any award made resulting from this RFQ. If such contact occurs and found to be prejudicial to competing contactors, the offeror making such contact may be excluded from award considerations.
(e) All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror’s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific volume instructions below.
(f) All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the quote and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.
(g) ADDENDUM to RFO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL
Submission of quote shall include the following volumes: (I) Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (II) Price; and (III) Letter of Authorized Distributor (VAAR 852.212-71 (c), as applicable.
Volume I - Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement The offeror shall submit specifications, cut sheets, or brochures confirming the “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer submitted, meets or exceeds the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation. The product(s) quoted must be identified by brand name, if any, and make or model number.
Volume II – Price Price - The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule provided in Section (v) above: Price/Cost Schedule.
Volume III – Letter of Authorized Distributor If the offeror is not an OEM, then the offeror shall submit a verifying authorization letter or other documents from the OEM consistent with the requirements of VAAR 852.212-71(c). Verifying letter must be from the OEM.
(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)
(ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.
ADDENDUM to RFO 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL ITEMS:
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror responsible whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government considering price and other factors.
(b) The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:
Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement Factor 2. Price Factor 3. Submission of Authorized Distributor Letter
(c) Evaluation Approach. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government will use comparative analysis. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:
Factor 1. Technical capability or quality of the item offered to meet the Government requirement: The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation.
Factor 2. Price: The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line item prices, including all options. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to make a price reasonableness determination. Offers that do not meet or exceed the technical capability or quality of the item offered to the Government requirement shall not be selected regardless of price.
Factor 3. Submission of Authorized Distributor Letter: Vendor eligibility will be determined – in addition to other evaluation factors above – by the submission of a proper OEM letter (see VAAR 852.212-71(c)) from the manufacturer of the products included in the quote.
**The Government may consider an award to other than the lowest priced quoter/offeror if it’s in the best interest of the Government.**
If offeror does not provide all volumes as outlined in RFO 52.212-1 Instructions, the offer may be considered non-responsive.
(d) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s)
(End of Addendum to 52.212-2)
(x) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items – applies to this acquisition Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence IAW 52.212-4(r). By submitting a quote, the offeror understands that quotes will not be referenced in 1449 and clauses incorporated in the solicitation will dictate the contract. All offerors shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under the contract IAW RFO 52.212-4(q). The Government reserves the right to deny requests for clause changes that are not included in this solicitation should the request be inconsistent with the RFO or VAAR.
(xi) The following RFO clauses are incorporated by reference:
| Applicable (X) |
| Number |
| Title |
| Source |
| X |
| 52.203-6 with Alt I |
| Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.203-13 |
| Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.203-17 |
| Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.203-19 |
| Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.204-9 |
| Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel |
| Other |
| X |
| 52.204-13 |
| System for Award Management—Maintenance |
| Statute |
| 52.204-91 |
| Contractor identification |
| Other |
| X |
| 52.209-6 |
| Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.209-9 |
| Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.209-10 |
| Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations |
| Statute |
| 52.219-4 |
| Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.219-6 |
| Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside |
| Statute |
| 52.219-6 with Alt I |
| Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.219-8 |
| Utilization of Small Business Concerns |
| Statute |
| 52.219-9 |
| Small Business Subcontracting Plan |
| Statute |
| 52.219-9 with Alt I |
| Small Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.219-9 with Alt II |
| Small Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate II |
| Statute |
| 52.219-9 with Alt III |
| Small Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate III |
| Statute |
| 52.219-9 with Alt IV |
| Small Business Subcontracting Plan, with Alternate IV |
| Statute |
| 52.219-14 |
| Limitations on Subcontracting |
| Statute |
| 52.219-16 |
| Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan |
| Statute |
| 52.219-33 |
| Nonmanufacturer Rule |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.222-3 |
| Convict Labor |
| EO |
| X |
| 52.222-19 |
| Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies |
| EO |
| X |
| 52.222-35 |
| Equal Opportunity for Veterans |
| Statute |
| 52.222-35 with Alt I |
| Equal Opportunity for Veterans, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.222-36 |
| Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities |
| Statute |
| 52.222-36 with Alt I |
| Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.222-37 |
| Employment Reports on Veterans |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.222-40 |
| Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act |
| EO |
| X |
| 52.222-41 |
| Service Contract Labor Standards |
| Statute |
| 52.222-42 |
| Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.222-43 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) |
| Statute |
| 52.222-44 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.222-50 |
| Combating Trafficking in Persons |
| Statute |
| 52.222-50 with Alt I |
| Combating Trafficking in Persons, with its Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.222-51 |
| Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements |
| Other |
| 52.222-53 |
| Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements |
| Other |
| X |
| 52.222-54 |
| Employment Eligibility Verification |
| EO |
| X |
| 52.222-62 |
| Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 |
| EO |
| 52.223-9 |
| Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items |
| Statute |
| 52.223-9 with Alt I |
| Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.223-11 |
| Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons |
| Statute |
| 52.223-12 |
| Maintenance |
| Statute |
| 52.223-20 |
| Aerosols |
| Statute |
| 52.223-23 |
| Sustainable Products and Services |
| Statute |
| 52.224-3 |
| Privacy Training |
| Statute |
| 52.224-3 with Alt I |
| Privacy Training, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.225-1 |
| Buy American-Supplies |
| Statute |
| 52.225-1 with Alt I |
| Buy American-Supplies, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.225-3 |
| Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act |
| Statute |
| 52.225-3 with Alt II |
| Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate II |
| Statute |
| 52.225-3 with Alt III |
| Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate III |
| Statute |
| 52.225-3 with Alt IV |
| Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, with Alternate IV |
| Statute |
| 52.225-5 |
| Trade Agreements |
| Statute |
| 52.225-19 |
| Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or Consular Mission outside the United States |
| Other |
| 52.225-26 |
| Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States |
| Statute |
| 52.226-4 |
| Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside |
| Statute |
| 52.226-5 |
| Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.226-8 |
| Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving |
| EO |
| 52.229-12 |
| Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements |
| Statute |
| 52.232-29 |
| Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial Services |
| Statute |
| 52.232-30 |
| Installment Payments of Commercial Products and Commercial Services |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.232-33 |
| Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management |
| Statute |
| 52.232-34 |
| Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other than System for Award Management |
| Statute |
| 52.232-36 |
| Payment by Third Party |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.232-40 |
| Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors |
| Statute |
| 52.232-90 |
| Fast Payment Procedure |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.233-3 |
| Protest After Award |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.233-4 |
| Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.240-91 |
| Security Prohibitions and Exclusions |
| Statute |
| 52.240-91 with Alt I |
| Security Prohibitions and Exclusions, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.240-92 |
| Security Requirements |
| Other |
| 52.240-92 with Alt II |
| Security Requirements with Alternate II |
| Other |
| 52.240-93 |
| Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems |
| X |
| 52.244-6 |
| Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services |
| Statute |
| 52.247-64 |
| Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels |
| Statute |
| 52.247-64 with Alt I |
| Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.247-64 with Alt II |
| Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels, with Alternate II |
| Statute |
(xii) Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to the prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.
52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 45 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.
852.252-70, Provisions and Clauses Applicable to VA Acquisition of Commercial Items:
VAAR Clauses are incorporated by reference as follows:
| VAAR 852.203-70 |
| Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018) |
| VAAR 852.232-72 |
| Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) |
| VAAR 852.246-71 |
| Rejected Goods (OCT 2018) |
| VAAR 852.222-71 |
| Compliance with Executive Order 13899. (DEVIATION) (APR 2025) |
| VAAR Provisions are incorporated as follows: |
| VAAR 852.233-70 |
| Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018) |
| VAAR 852.233-71 |
| Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018) |
RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at RFO 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.
http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.acquisition.gov/vaar The following RFO provisions are to be incorporated by reference:
| Applicable (X) |
| Number |
| Title |
| Source |
| X |
| 52.203-11 |
| Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.203-18 |
| Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.204-7 |
| System for Award Management—Registration |
| Statute |
| 52.204-7 with Alt I |
| System for Award Management—Registration, with Alternate I |
| Statute |
| 52.204-90 |
| Offeror Identification |
| Statute |
| 52.207-6 |
| Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts) |
| Statute |
| 52.209-12 |
| Certification Regarding Tax Matters |
| Statute |
| 52.219-2 |
| Equal Low Bids |
| Statute |
| 52.222-18 |
| Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products |
| E.O. |
| 52.222-48 |
| Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment–Certification |
| Other |
| 52.222-52 |
| Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards for Certain Services-Certification |
| Other |
| 52.222-56 |
| Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan |
| Statute |
| 52.223-4 |
| Recovered Material Certification |
| Statute |
| 52.225-2 |
| Buy American Certificate |
| Statute |
| 52.225-4 |
| Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate |
| Statute |
| 52.225-6 |
| Trade Agreements-Certificate |
| Statute |
| 52.225-20 |
| Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification |
| Statute |
| 52.225-25 |
| Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications |
| Statute |
| 52.226-3 |
| Disaster or Emergency Area Representation |
| Statute |
| 52.229-11 |
| Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation |
| Statute |
| X |
| 52.240-90 |
| Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications |
| Statute |
(xiii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply.
(xiv) Date and Time offers are due to stephanie.cahill@va.gov by 12:00pm MST, January 5th, 2026.
(xv) Name and email of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation:
Stephanie Cahill Stephanie.Cahill@va.gov
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