6505--metformin

This solicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks pricing for various quantities of metformin hydrochloride 500mg extended-release tablets to supply multiple VA medical centers and consolidated mail outpatient pharmacies. Offerors must provide unit pricing for both tablets and bottles, with terms for delivery, packaging, labeling, and product recalls. Pricing will be evaluated and awards made to the responsible offeror whose proposal follows the solicitation instructions and is most advantageous to the government considering price and other factors. Proposals are due by November 2, 2021.

The Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy of the VA's Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is requesting pricing on the quote spreadsheet for metformin 500mg tablets to be delivered to eight locations across the United States, with unit pricing and extended totals required based on the quantities listed for each site. Vendors must comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and are preferred if they can submit documentation of compliance electronically using EDI, EPCIS or ASN file formats. There is no set-aside designation applied and the projected NAICS is 325412 with PSC code 6515, while the place of performance will be the listed delivery points for the medical centers.