6505--camphor/salicylate

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA VHA) is seeking to procure Camphor/Menthol/Methyl Salicylate Patches through Request for Quote (RFQ) 36C77025Q0153. The solicitation requires vendors to provide pharmaceutical products with specific delivery and quality requirements, including a minimum 12-month expiration date from delivery and compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. Quotes are due by February 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM CST, and vendors must submit a comprehensive package including a signed SF1449, pricing schedule, state wholesale distributor license, and Buy American Certificate. The government will evaluate offers in accordance with FAR Part 25 policies, with a strong preference for U.S.-manufactured products. Vendors must be authorized dealers or distributors and provide documentation verifying their status.

The solicitation is set aside 100% for small businesses under NAICS code 325412, with a size standard of 1,300 employees. The contract involves delivering 12,780 boxes (60-count) of Camphor/Menthol/Methyl Salicylate Patches to the VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) in Tucson for a base period and one option period. Products must be shippable via USPS and comply with unit-of-use package bar coding requirements. Multiple lot numbers and partial deliveries require prior approval from the Contracting Officer. The base period delivery is required by March 4, 2025, with the option period requiring at least 15 days' notice before the needed delivery date. Quotes should be submitted to larry.zaritz@va.gov, with vendors limited to one quote submission.