6505--Melatonin Tablets
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- Solicitation number
- 36E79726R0015
- 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
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center seeks to procure melatonin capsules and tablets through an unrestricted competitive procurement (RFP 36E79726R0015) to support 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 supply of melatonin products distributed through the VA's and DoD's respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs. Key requirements include products with unique NDC/UPC numbers, specific packaging specifications including 120-cubic-centimeter minimum volume bottles with safety caps and VA-adherent labels, cylindrical bottles with a minimum 5.75-inch circumference, and label dimensions accommodating 5.25-by-2-inch labels. Offerors must submit one sample bottle with proposed labeling for each of the three melatonin formulations being procured. The presolicitation notice was posted on February 25, 2026, with a proposal due date of March 11, 2026, at 2:30 PM Central Time and a tentative solicitation closing date of March 25, 2026.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and no incumbent contractor or award value information is provided in the presolicitation notice. The VA anticipates significant demand across three distinct melatonin formulations: 1-milligram capsules/tablets at 35,394 annual bottles, 3-milligram capsules/tablets at 1,363,153 annual bottles, and 5-milligram capsules/tablets at 439,142 annual bottles. The successful contractor will receive a one-year initial contract period with four pre-priced one-year option periods, providing potential contract duration of up to five years. Prospective bidders should direct inquiries to Contract Specialist Deborah Fassl at Deborah.Fassl@va.gov or 708-786-5894, with the contracting office located in Chicago, Illinois.
Notice text
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79726R0015 for an unrestricted procurement for Melatonin Capsules/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 Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor (PPV) Programs.
Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have an NDC/UPC number that is unique to the offeror. The successful offeror/contractor's label with its unique NDC/UPC 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 over the successful offeror/contractor's label. All unit of use packaging identified in the Schedule of Supplies, (Line items 1, 2, and 3) 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. There must be a safety seal under the cap. 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.
Offerors shall provide one sample (one bottle with proposed label attached) for each line item (line items 1, 2 and 3). Samples will not be returned.Offerors shall provide a tracking number via email to Deborah.Fassl@va.gov and Nicholas.McGregor@va.gov as soon as its available. If samples are shipped directly from the manufacturer, please provide the name of the offeror with the samples. Samples will be used to evaluate compliance with the salient characteristics listed on pages 2 and 3 of the Schedule of Supplies of this RFP, the Scope of Contract of this RFP, and listed in Section E.8 of this RFP (52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Samples will not be returned.. The samples must be received by the due date and time for receipt of offers. Samples that are received after the due date/time may result in that offer being rejected and receiving no further consideration. Only offers that submitted samples meeting all criteria specified in this solicitation will be eligible for award. The samples shall be delivered to the address specified in the Schedule of Supplies and in the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors of this RFP.
Solicitation #36E79726R0015 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about March 2, 2026, with a tentative closing date of March 17, 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 Deb Fassl. Questions can be e-mailed to Deborah.Fassl@va.gov.
The estimated annual requirements are as follows:
REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
UNIT
of
USE
PACKAGE SIZE (Caps/Tabs per Bottle)
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (Bottles)
1
MELATONIN 1MG CAP/TAB
Y
90
35,394
2
MELATONIN 3MG CAP/TAB
Y
60
1,363,153
3
MELATONIN 5MG CAP/TAB
Y
90
439,142
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36E79726R0015_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6505--Melatonin Tablets Effective 09/15/26 - 09/14/27 | Award Notice | |
| 6505--Melatonin Tablets | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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