Mirtazapine Tablets Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. August 28, 2014 to August 27, 2015 Base Year (with 4 one-year options)

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA797P-14-R-0015 for an unrestrictive procurement for MIRTAZAPINE 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-0015 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about May 23, 2014, with a tentative closing date of June 5, 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)

MIRTAZAPINE 15 MG TAB 30 81,892

MIRTAZAPINE 15 MG TAB 500 20,360

OR OR OR

MIRTAZAPINE 15 MG TAB 1000 10,180

MIRTAZAPINE 30 MG TAB 30 205,034

MIRTAZAPINE 30 MG TAB 500 25,280

OR OR OR

MIRTAZAPINE 30 MG TAB 1000 12,640

MIRTAZAPINE 45 MG TAB 30 1305

MIRTAZAPINE 45 MG TAB 500 9328

OR OR OR

MIRTAZAPINE 45 MG TAB 1000 4664