6505--Lidocaine 5% Ointment

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79723R0002 for an unrestrictive procurement for Lidocaine 5% Ointment Tubes, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DoD), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and Indian Health Service (IHS). The VA will award one contract to the responsible offeror who will be able to provide an uninterrupted source of supply for the contracted item. The contract period will be for one year plus four pre-priced one-year option periods. The contract item will be distributed through the VA 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. Solicitation # 36E79723R0002 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about October 13, 2022, with a tentative closing date of October 27, 2022. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: https://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 this URL 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 Ray Roldan. Questions can be e-mailed to: raymond.roldan@va.gov.

The estimated annual requirements are as follows:

Item

Description

Package Size (Grams/Tubes)

Estimated Annual Requirements (Tubes)

1

LIDOCAINE 5% OINT,TOP

35.44

744,389