Billings Area Pharmacy Reverse Distribution Service

The Indian Health Service seeks a pharmacy reverse distribution service contractor for nine healthcare locations across Montana's Billings Area, with quotations due October 17, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The procurement is unrestricted full and open competition under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, with no set-aside.

Place of performance includes Blackfeet, Crow, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, and Northern Cheyenne service units across Montana. The contractor must be DEA-registered as a reverse distributor and deliver on-site pharmaceutical reverse distribution services three times annually. Services include inventory of expired and soon-to-expire medications, secure handling and segregation of controlled and non-controlled substances, packaging and transportation, manufacturer and wholesaler credit processing, and reconciliation documentation for controlled substances. The NAICS code is 424210, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers, with a small business size standard of 250 employees. The base contract period runs November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extensions through 2031.

Evaluation uses best value methodology, weighing technical approach and past performance more heavily than price. Quotations must be submitted electronically in four volumes: technical, past performance, price, and administrative. All contractors must be registered in SAM at the time of submission. The contract structure is a single Blanket Purchase Agreement. The contractor bears all costs for travel, lodging, per diem, fringe benefits, and taxes. Invoices must be submitted electronically through the Treasury Invoice Processing Platform within 30 days of service completion, with payment made in arrears by the Billings Area Financial Management Branch.