6515--766-25-1-400-0207 -Charleston CMOP RESERVOR/SLIM -(VA-25-00028367)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking quotes for 6,250 boxes of T:SLIM X2 W/T:LOCK insulin pump reservoirs (3mL, 10 count) for the Charleston Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). The solicitation (RFQ 36C77025Q0092) requires vendors to submit quotes by February 14, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Time to Jennifer.Coleman4@va.gov. Interested vendors must provide a signed SF 1449, completed quote spreadsheet, OEM authorized dealer/distributor documentation, and a Buy American Act certificate. The evaluation will be conducted using a comparative process that considers past performance and pricing. Vendors must ensure products are new OEM items with no gray market or counterfeit items, include unit-of-use bar code labeling, and have expiration dates of at least 12 months from the delivery date.

The solicitation is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 325413 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The current identified contractor is Regimed Medical, who was awarded a previous contract (36C77025P0074) following a prior request for quotes. Delivery is required within 10 days after receipt of order to the Charleston CMOP facility located in Ladson, South Carolina. The specific product being procured is manufactured by Tandem Diabetes Care in Mexico, with physicians prescribing this specific brand and no substitutions permitted. While multiple small business distributors are available, Tandem Diabetes Care remains the sole manufacturer of these insulin pump reservoirs. The procurement is being conducted as a simplified acquisition under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, with market research conducted between December 11, 2024, and January 15, 2025, confirming the procurement approach.