6505--Intent to Sole Source: Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) IV Mixtures - Base plus Four (4) Option Years

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8, specifically the Network Contracting Office 08, intends to issue a sole-source Fixed-Price Purchase Order for Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) IV admixture services at the Bay Pines VA Health Care System located in Bay Pines, Florida. The procurement seeks a vendor capable of providing individualized TPN IV mixtures with same-day or next-day delivery capability while maintaining compliance with USP 797 standards and operating 365 days per year. The Government's justification for sole-source procurement centers on the belief that only one source possesses the specialized capabilities and infrastructure necessary to meet these unique requirements. While this is not a competitive solicitation, any responsible business that believes it can satisfy the scope of work may submit written evidence of capability to the Contracting Officer, Moneque Rodriguez, at moneque.rodriguez@va.gov by January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The Government reserves the right to determine whether to compete the acquisition based on responses received, and submission of this notice does not commit the Government to any contract award.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and identifies Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc. (CAPS), operating through B. Braun Medical, Inc., as the sole-source contractor. The contract period extends from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 for the base year, with four additional one-year option periods extending through April 30, 2031, providing a total potential performance period of five years. Market research conducted by the Government identified 183 Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business vendors and 192 Veteran Owned Small Business vendors within NAICS code 325412, though a sources-sought notice issued from December 12 through January 2, 2026 yielded only one response from CAPS. A recent comparable sole-source award to the same contractor for James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital totaled $201,117.00, providing reference for expected contract values. The Product Service Code is 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals) and the NAICS code is 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing).