6505--766-27-1-400-0021 -Charleston CMOP CALCIUM 500MG/VIT D 500UNIT CHEW TAB 90CT -(VA-27-00014312)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, VISN 15, through its NCO 15 Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) Division, is conducting sources sought market research for Calcium 500mg/Vitamin D 500 Unit chewable tablets, 90-count, with responses due October 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST. No set-aside is used. Quotes are not requested, no contract will be awarded based solely on responses, and the notice does not obligate VA to issue a solicitation.

The place of performance is the VA CMOP facility in Ladson, South Carolina, and the contracting office is in Leavenworth, Kansas, with Contract Specialist Charlene Nye as the point of contact. The primary requirement specifies NDC 56739-0007-10, with 3,200 units total, delivered at 800 units monthly over four months, and first delivery due 10 days after award. Products must be shippable via United States Postal Service unless the Contracting Officer approves otherwise, and shipments must reference the VA obligation number.

Product requirements include FDA therapeutic equivalence code "A," or demonstrated bioequivalence if all drugs in the family group are rated "B." Unit-of-use bar codes must comply with GS1-128 or HIBCC standards at ANSI/ISO/IEC Quality Grade C or better and encode the NDC. Products require a minimum 12-month expiration date from delivery and child-proof safety caps for packages under 500 count. Vendors must provide direct OEM documentation per 852.212-71 (Gray Market and Counterfeit Items), and any deviation, including package size substitution or partial delivery, requires written Contracting Officer approval.

Responses go by email to Charlene.Nye@va.gov and must include company points of contact (name, phone, email), SAM Unique Entity ID, a capability statement, and the completed attached Sources Sought Excel spreadsheet covering NDCs, vendor business information, country of origin, OEM verification, and packaging.