6505--ZOLPIDEM - Delivered to APHENA for packaging - Ladson

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking pharmaceutical suppliers for Zolpidem Tartrate tablets through Request for Quote 36C77026Q0035. The procurement involves two distinct line items: 3,600 bottles of 12.5mg sustained-action tablets and 1,200 bottles of 6.25mg sustained-action tablets. Vendors must comply with strict pharmaceutical requirements including detailed bar coding, therapeutic equivalence standards, and adherence to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. Critical qualifications include possession of a state wholesale distributor license and a completed Buy American Act Certificate. Responses must be submitted by November 14, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Time, with delivery required within 10 days of order receipt. The contracting officer for this solicitation is Kelley Cunningham at the VA National Acquisition Center in Leavenworth, Kansas.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, with NAICS code 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing) and a size standard of 1,300 employees. Bidders must deliver the products to Aphena Pharmaceutical Solutions in Cookeville, Tennessee on an FOB Destination basis, with invoices to be submitted electronically upon final acceptance. All pharmaceutical products must maintain expiration dates of at least one year from delivery, and partial shipments are strictly prohibited. The total procurement encompasses 4,800 tablets across the two formulations, with no award value explicitly stated in the available documentation. Vendors must ensure compliance with all Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements and be prepared to address potential product recalls as specified in the contract terms.