Metformin HCL Tablets Golden State Medical Supply, Inc. December 15, 2014 to December 14, 2015

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA797P-14-R-0051 for an unrestrictive procurement for METFORMIN HCL 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 plus 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. Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have a unique NDC number. All unit of use packaging must contain a child proof closure (safety cap) and a bottle with a minimum required size of 100cc volume. The safety cap must not exceed the diameter of the bottle. The bottle must have a cylindrical body and minimum of 5.75" circumference. The bottle must fit a label with a dimension of 5.25" x 2". The 0.5" additional space is required to keep the bar code exposed and/or allow for the display of the expiration date and lot number. Glass bottles are not acceptable. If the product is not commercially available to meet the bottle size requirements by the solicitation closing date, the contractor will be allowed up to a one year period, from the contract award date, to provide the Government's requirements in the unit-of- use sizes required by this solicitation. Solicitation # VA797P-14-R-0051 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about September 11, 2014, with a tentative closing date of September 23, 2014. 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 Iliana Jorge. Questions can be e-mailed to: iliana.hernandezjorge@va.gov.



The estimated annual requirements are as follows:



Description Size Estimated Annual Requirements

(Bottles)

METFORMIN HCL 1000MG TAB 60 128,318

METFORMIN HCL 1000MG TAB 90 393,910

METFORMIN HCL 1000MG TAB 180 777,239

METFORMIN HCL 1000MG TAB 500 130,394

OR OR OR

METFORMIN HCL 1000MG TAB 1000 65,197

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 60 42,548

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 90 202,035

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 120 35,429

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 180 395,844

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 270 23,494

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 360 38,684

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 450 13,885

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 500 217,715

OR OR OR

METFORMIN HCL 500MG TAB 1000 108,858

METFORMIN HCL 850MG TAB 60 5,897



METFORMIN HCL 850MG TAB 90 104,945

METFORMIN HCL 850MG TAB 180 54,101

METFORMIN HCL 850MG TAB 270 65,452

METFORMIN HCL 850MG TAB 500 33,018

OR OR OR

METFORMIN HCL 850MG TAB 1000 16,509