Diltiazem Award to Mylan

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA797P-15-R-0010 for an unrestrictive procurement for DILTIAZEM IR TABLETS, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and Indian Health Service (IHS). The VA will award one contract to the responsible offeror who will be able to provide an uninterrupted source of supply for the contracted items. The contract period will be for one year with four pre-priced one-year option periods. The contract items will be distributed through the VA's and DOD's respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs. Solicitation # VA797P-15-R-0010 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about February 4, 2015 with a tentative closing date of February 18, 2015. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available, and no telephone requests for paper copies of the solicitation will be accepted. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check this URL for any changes to this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that if timely received, will be considered. The point of contact for this procurement is Stephanie Thigpen. Questions can be e-mailed to: Stephanie.Thigpen@va.gov.

The estimated quantities are as follows:

1. DILTIAZEM HCL 120mg TABLETS

PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) 100

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 8,677



2. DILTIAZEM HCL 30mg TABLETS

PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) 100

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 4,525



3. DILTIAZEM HCL 30mg TABLETS

PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) 500

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 3,874



4. DILTIAZEM HCL 60mg TABLETS

PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) 100

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 7,605



5. DILTIAZEM HCL 60mg TABLETS

PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) 500

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 3,936



6. DILTIAZEM HCL 90mg TABLETS

PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) 100

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 8,319