Billings Area Pharmacy Reverse Distribution Service

The Indian Health Service, a component of the Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting pharmaceutical reverse distribution services for nine IHS facility locations across Montana, with quotes due August 25. This procurement is a small business set-aside, foreclosing competition outside that category.

Place of performance encompasses Billings and subordinate service units at Blackfeet, Crow, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, and Northern Cheyenne locations throughout Montana. The contractor must hold active DEA registration as a reverse distributor. Work includes three on-site visits per year to each location for inventory, removal, and return of expired and soon-to-expire medications, including controlled and non-controlled substances. The contractor must execute secure handling and segregation of controlled substances, compliant packaging and transportation, processing of manufacturer and wholesaler credits within 120 days, complete documentation including DEA Form 222 for controlled substances, certificates of receipt and destruction, and maintenance of chain-of-custody procedures in accordance with IHS Manual Section 3-7.6C, DEA regulations, the Controlled Substances Act, and 21 CFR Parts 1300–1321.

The contract runs from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with four option years. NAICS code 424210 applies, with a small business size standard of 250 employees. Evaluation weights technical approach and past performance more heavily than price. The solicitation is conducted under FAR Part 12 and incorporates whistleblower rights, Pro-Children Act compliance, crime control and child abuse reporting, and electronic invoice submission through the Invoice Processing Platform.