8135--GEL packs - ambient and frozen
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C77026Q0076_1
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 312113 Ice Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8135 Packaging And Packing Bulk Materials
- Place of performance
- Tucson, Arizona 85706, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (VISN 15) is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of 12-ounce gel packs in both ambient and frozen formulations to support its Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) in maintaining medications at required temperatures during shipment to veteran patients. Vendors must submit offers by February 25, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CDT, with award scheduled for February 17, 2026. Technical specifications are rigidly defined, requiring gel packs with dimensions of 6 7/8 to 7 inches in length, 5.3 to 5.5 inches in width, and 11.8 to 12.2 ounces in weight, individually partitioned within cardboard boxes designed for quick, flat freezing. All submitted National Drug Codes (NDCs) must pass pharmacist evaluation and approval before consideration, and sample submissions are mandatory before the solicitation closes for technical acceptance. Key contractual requirements include full delivery within 10 days after receipt of order with no partial shipments permitted without prior approval, and payment will be processed via electronic funds transfer upon acceptance and delivery.
This is an unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor information has been disclosed in the available documentation. The total procurement consists of 42,800 cases of gel packs split across two line items: 12,000 cases of polar gel packs for the April 1 through October 31, 2026 period (delivered weekly by truckload in 22-pallet quantities), and 30,800 cases of frozen gel packs for the November 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 period (delivered daily in bundles of 100 cases). Deliveries are accepted Monday through Friday between 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time, excluding specified federal holidays. The place of performance is Tucson, Arizona 85706, and the contracting officer is Kelly Mann at the NCO 15 Contracting Office in Leavenworth, Kansas. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in the solicitation documentation.
Notice text
12 OZ GEL PACKS - AMBIENT AND FROZEN.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| S02 - 36C77026Q0076 - 12 OZ GEL PACKS - 762 - 0191.pdf | ||
| S02 - Q0076- Pricing Schedule - 12 OZ GEL PACKS - TUCSON - 0191.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 8135--12 OZ GEL packs - ambient and frozen | Special Notice | |
| 8135--GEL packs | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 8135--GEL packs | Pre-Solicitation |
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