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This is a Special Notice and Intent to Sole Source for a Controlled Substance Removal Program for pharmacy services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, intends to award this contract as a non-competitive sole source to EWA Direction, a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business, under the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(5) and 38 U.S. Code 8127(c), with a maximum contract value of $5,000,000. The solicitation number is 36C26126P0695, with the related quote request number 36C26126Q0325.

Interested parties may express their interest by submitting a completed Market Research Questionnaire to Contracting Officer Rachael Becker at Rachael.Becker@va.gov by May 21, 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time. Responses must reference solicitation number 36C26126P0695 in the subject line, and all interested parties must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at sam.gov to be eligible for contract award. This notice serves as both the intent to sole source announcement and the synopsis of proposed action. The Government retains the discretion to determine whether to proceed with the contract based on responses received. If no viable responses are received by the deadline, NCO 21 will negotiate solely with EWA Direction.