6505--Bupropion Tablets 12hr SA Tablets
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- Solicitation number
- 36E79725R0065
- Agency
- National Acquisition Center Headquarters, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6505 Drugs And Biologicals
- Points of contact
-
- Deb Fassl deborah.fassl@va.gov (708) 786-5894
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center is procuring Bupropion Hydrochloride (HCL) 12-hour Sustained Action (SA) Tablets through an unrestricted competition that will serve the VA, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, Indian Health Service, and Federal Health Care Center. The VA will award a single contract to a responsible offeror capable of providing an uninterrupted source of supply, with the contract period spanning one year plus four pre-priced one-year option periods. Key requirements include strict packaging specifications mandating safety caps with deshelling capabilities, 120cc minimum bottle volume, cylindrical bottle bodies with specific dimensions, and unique NDC numbers for each offeror's labeled product. The solicitation will be issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about November 4, 2025, with a tentative closing date of November 18, 2025. While the pre-solicitation notice does not specify detailed evaluation criteria, offerors must demonstrate their ability to meet the technical packaging and supply requirements and provide proposals by the November 18, 2025 deadline.
This is an unrestricted procurement with no set-aside designations, and no incumbent contractor information is identified in the pre-solicitation notice. The estimated annual requirements include five tablet configurations in both 60-count safety-cap bottles and 500-count non-safety bottles, with total estimated annual usage ranging from 20,289 to 158,669 bottles depending on the specific dosage and packaging type. The contract encompasses both the VA's Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacies and State Veterans Homes as distribution channels, indicating a substantial federal health care supply commitment. Specific award value and budget information are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, though the scale of estimated annual requirements across five federal agencies suggests a significant procurement. Interested vendors should direct questions to Contract Specialist Deb Fassl and prepare detailed proposals addressing the technical specifications outlined in the forthcoming RFP #36E79725R0065.
Notice text
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) #36E79725R0065 for an unrestricted procurement for Bupropion Hydrochloride (HCL) 12 hour (HR) Sustained Action (SA) Tablets, 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
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. All unit of use packaging identified in the Schedule of Supplies, (Line items 1, 3, and 5, 60 count bottles) shall contain a safety-cap capable of having the outer part of the cap deshelled and / or a convertible cap to produce a non-safety cap and a bottle with a minimum required size of 120cc volume. The safety cap must not exceed the diameter of the bottle. The bottle must have a cylindrical body and minimum of 5.75 circumference. The bottle must fit a label with a dimension of 5.25 x 2 . The 0.5 additional space is required to keep the bar code exposed and/or allow for the display of the expiration date and lot number.
Solicitation #36E79725R0065 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about November 4, 2025, with a tentative closing date of November 18, 2025. 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 Deb Fassl. Questions can be e-mailed to Deborah.Fassl@va.gov.
The estimated annual requirements are as follows:
REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
SAFETY CAP
PKG SIZE
(Tablets per Bottle)
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE
(Bottles)
1
Bupropion HCL 12HR SA Tablets, 100mg
Yes
60
77,795
2
Bupropion HCL 12HR SA Tablets, 100mg
No
500
20,289
3
Bupropion HCL 12HR SA Tablets, 150mg
Yes
60
158,669
4
Bupropion HCL 12HR SA Tablets, 150mg
No
500
36,203
5
Bupropion HCL 12HR SA Tablets, 200mg
Yes
60
73,742
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36E79725R0065_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6505--Bupropion HCL 12HR SA Tablets Effective 05/16/2026 - 05/15/2027 | Award Notice | |
| 6505--Bupropion Tablets 12hr SA Tablets | Solicitation | |
| 6505--Bupropion Tablets 12hr SA Tablets | Pre-Solicitation |
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