8105--760-26-1-060-0080 -Leavenworth CMOP SHAWNEE MAILERS (VA-26-00026100)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is soliciting quotes for specialized mailers used in pharmaceutical packaging at the Shawnee (Leavenworth) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) in Kansas. The procurement seeks two specific mailer types: Sprint Sidepouch mailers (13x11.5, 2.5 mil) and AutoBag 550 mailers (12x14, 2.5 mil), both essential for shipping pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to veteran patients through automated packaging machines. Vendors must be authorized Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) dealers or distributors and comply with Buy American Act requirements, with strict prohibitions against gray market supplies to ensure vendors provide only new, manufacturer-authorized products. The Request for Quote (RFQ #36C77026Q0050) requires vendors to submit a completed SF1449 cover page, pricing schedule with all orange-highlighted areas completed, OEM authorization documentation, and a Buy American Act certificate. The solicitation has an offer due date of December 22, 2025, at 3:00 PM Central Time, with quotes to be submitted to Contracting Officer Kelley Cunningham at Kelley.Cunningham@va.gov.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under the VA's "Rule of Two," with vendors required to be certified in the SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification database and comply with limitations on subcontracting. The solicitation requests 1,350 cases of Sprint mailers and 1,224 cases of AutoBag mailers, representing approximately 30 days of supply during the CMOP's testing phase for its automated packaging operations. Delivery is structured as two equal shipments approximately two weeks apart to the Leavenworth, Kansas facility, ensuring a manageable logistics timeline for the vendor and consistent supply availability for the VA. The procurement utilizes a Non-Manufacturer Rule class waiver under NAICS code 326111 (Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing), indicating that the successful vendor need not manufacture the mailers themselves but must source them from authorized manufacturers. While a specific award value is not publicly disclosed in the solicitation documents, the firm-fixed-price contract structure provides cost certainty for budget planning purposes.