Minneapolis VAMC Radiopharmaceuticals Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting vendors to provide radiopharmaceuticals for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center through Solicitation 36C26326Q0003. The procurement covers six specific radiopharmaceutical agents including Axumin, Amyvid, Tauvid, Cerianna, Posluma, and Pluvicto, which will be delivered on an on-demand, as-needed basis to support nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic services. Contractors must be licensed by both the State of Minnesota and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, comply with all NRC and DOT packaging requirements, and provide quality control documentation with direct delivery to the nuclear medicine department. The evaluation will use a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology to determine the winning vendor. The original solicitation had a question deadline of September 2, 2025, at 5:00 PM Central Time and an offer deadline that was extended from September 8, 2025, to September 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM Central Time through Amendment 0001.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designation and no incumbent contractors are identified in the available documentation. The contract structure has been amended from an indefinite quantity contract to a Blanket Purchase Agreement with a total ceiling limit of $6,000,000 over the five-year performance period, with individual BPA orders estimated at up to $1,500,000 and a minimum contract guarantee of $2,000. The agreement includes a base pricing period from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods extending through October 1, 2030, with minimum orders of $1,000 and maximum single-item orders of $1,500,000 or $2,000,000 for combination items. Quantities for the radiopharmaceuticals range from 1 to 150 units per year based on historical usage patterns, and all services will be performed at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center location in Minneapolis, Minnesota.