36E79726R0032 Lisinopril Tablets (VA-27-00004937)

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center seeks a single-award supply contract for Lisinopril tablets in 22 line items across strengths from 2.5mg to 40mg and package sizes from 45 to 1,000 tablets per bottle, with proposals due September 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM CST. This is an unrestricted procurement (no set-aside) for pharmaceutical products distributed through the VA and DoD Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs to VA facilities, DoD ordering activities, Indian Health Service, Bureau of Prisons, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, and State Veteran Homes under Option 2.

Estimated annual combined usage across all agencies totals approximately 1.8 million bottles. The contract includes a base year plus four one-year option periods. Offerors must submit prices for all 22 line items across the five-year span and include a 0.5% Cost Recovery Fee in pricing. The maximum implementation period following award is 60 days, after which the base year ordering period begins.

Products must carry a unique 11-digit National Drug Code (NDC), comply with FDA current Good Manufacturing Practices standards, and include GS1-128 or HIBCC bar coding with two-dimensional data matrix codes per Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements. Ten line items require unit-of-use packaging: safety-cap bottles with 120cc minimum volume, cylindrical body with 5.75" minimum circumference, cap diameter not exceeding bottle diameter, and capacity for a 5.25" x 2" label plus 0.5" additional space for barcodes and expiration/lot information.

Non-manufacturer offerors (distributors) must submit Letters of Commitment from manufacturers and maintain the same manufacturer throughout unless the Contracting Officer approves otherwise. Contractors must establish business-to-business agreements with PPV contractors, complete FDA product registration within five days of award, comply with DSCSA trading partner requirements, submit quarterly sales reports within 30 days of quarter-end, and electronically remit the Cost Recovery Fee via ACH. Offer validity is 120 days from receipt. The NAICS code is 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing; PSC is 6505, Drugs and Biologicals.