6505--Esomeprazole Capsules (VA-27-00001026)

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79726R0027 for an unrestricted procurement for Esomeprazole Magnesium Capsules, 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) (inclusive of Tricare Mail Order Pharmacies (TMOPs)), 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. VA labels must be able to securely adhere on top of the successful offeror/contractor s label. All unit of use packaging identified in the Schedule of Supplies, (Line items 1 &4, 30 count bottles; line items 2 & 5, 90 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 # 36E79726R0027 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about June 9, 2026, with a tentative closing date of June 23, 2026. 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 James Sullivan. Questions can be e-mailed to james.sullivan3@va.gov.

The estimated annual requirements are as follows:

REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

PACKAGE SIZE (Tablets per Bottle)

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (Bottles)

1

ESOMEPRAZOLE 20MG CAP,EC

30

55,112

2

ESOMEPRAZOLE 20MG CAP,EC

90

21,059

3a

ESOMEPRAZOLE 20MG CAP,EC

500

3,884

OR

OR

OR

OR

3b

ESOMEPRAZOLE 20MG CAP,EC

1000

1,942

4

ESOMEPRAZOLE 40MG EC CAP

30

299,341

5

ESOMEPRAZOLE 40MG EC CAP

90

22,995

6a

ESOMEPRAZOLE 40MG EC CAP

500

11,208

OR

OR

OR

OR

6b

ESOMEPRAZOLE 40MG EC CAP

1000

5,604