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This is a Presolicitation Notice for an unrestricted federal pharmaceutical procurement. The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79727R0009 for MULTIVIT/OPHTH AREDS2/LUTEIN/ZEAXANTHIN CAP/TAB in 120-bottle package sizes, with an estimated annual requirement of 829,230 bottles. The contract will serve the Department of Veterans Affairs (including Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacies and State Veterans Homes), Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, Indian Health Service, and Federal Health Care Center. The contract period will be one year plus four pre-priced one-year option periods, with distribution through the VA's and DoD's respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs. The RFP will be issued electronically in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about December 23, 2026, with a tentative closing date of January 13, 2027.

Offerors must provide the exact drug name as it appears on the label and possess a unique NDC number specific to their company; the successful contractor's label with its unique NDC shall be the only label on the product. The NAICS code is 325412, and all amendments and documents will be available exclusively at SAM.gov with no paper copies provided. The contracting office is located in Hines, Illinois (ZIP 60141), and the point of contact is Christopher Carthron at christopher.carthron@va.gov or (708) 786-4980. This is an unrestricted procurement with no set-asides, and all responsible sources may submit offers.

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79727R0009 for an unrestricted procurement for MULTIVIT/OPHTH AREDS2/LUTEIN/ZEAXANTHIN CAP/TAB, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (inclusive of Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacies (CMOPs) and Option 2 State Veterans Homes (SVH)), Department of Defense (DoD), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Indian Health Service (IHS), and Federal Health Care Center (FHCC).

VA will award one contract to the responsible offeror who will be able to provide an uninterrupted source of supply for the contracted items. The contract period will be for one year plus four pre-priced one-year option periods. The contract items will be distributed through the VA’s and DOD’s respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs.

Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have an NDC number that is unique to the offeror. The successful offeror/contractor's label with its unique NDC shall be the only label on the product. Contractors shall not affix their label over another label on the product.

Solicitation #36E79727R0009 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about December 23, 2026, with a tentative closing date of January 13, 2027. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at sam.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available, and no telephone requests for paper copies of the solicitation will be accepted. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check Contracting Opportunities at SAM.gov for any changes to this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that if timely received, will be considered. The point of contact for this procurement is Chris Carthron. Questions can be e-mailed to Christopher.Carthron@va.gov.

The estimated annual requirements are as follows:

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION

ITEM
DESCRIPTION
PACKAGE SIZE (Bottles)
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (Bottles)
1
MULTIVIT/OPHTH AREDS2/LUTEIN/ZEAXANTHIN CAP/TAB
120
829,230
SUBJECT*
AREDS2 ophthalmic multivitamins

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
60141
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36E79727R0009

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

ARCHIVE
99 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6505
NAICS CODE*
325412

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Enterprise Procurement Office - AS7 Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak Hines, IL 60141

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Christopher Carthron christopher.carthron@va.gov

(708) 786-4980

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
christopher.carthron@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
christopher.carthron@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

*=Required Field
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