6505--Pen Needles

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79722R0032 for an unrestrictive procurement for Pen Needles, 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 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 Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program. Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have a unique NDC or UPC number. Solicitation # 36E79722R0032 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about August 4, 2022, with a tentative closing date of August 18, 2022. The NAICS code for this procurement is 339112. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: https://beta.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 Teresa Hussain. Questions can be e-mailed to: Teresa.Hussain@va.gov.

The estimated annual requirements are as follows:

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

PKG SIZE (BX)

TOTAL EST ANNUAL USAGE (BX)

1

NEEDLE, PEN 29G,12.7MM

100

29,391

2

NEEDLE, PEN 31G,5MM

100

479,910

3

NEEDLE, PEN 31G,8MM

100

949,411

4

NEEDLE, PEN 32G,4MM

100

354,306

5

NEEDLE, PEN 32G,6MM

100

228,641