Omeprazole Capsules

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79720R0002 for an unrestrictive procurement for Omeprazole Capsules, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 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. Contract line items 1 4a/4b will be distributed through the VA s Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program. Line items 5 and 6 are bulk line items and will be shipped by the awarded contractor to the VA s Pharmaceutical Repackaging Contractor. Line items 5 and 6 must be provided in cases/drums of at least 100,000 capsules. Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have a unique NDC number. Solicitation # 36E79720R0002 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about November 5, 2019, with a tentative closing date of November 19, 2019. 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 Bonita Smith. Questions can be e-mailed to: Bonita.Smith@va.gov.

The estimated annual requirements are as follows:

Item Description Size Estimated Annual Requirements

OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, 100 21,517 Bottles

20MG

OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, 1000 29,366 Bottles

20MG

OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, 100 2,028 Bottles

40MG

4A OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, 500 4,630 Bottles

40MG

OR

4B OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, 1000 2,315 Bottles

40MG

OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, BULK 286,140,000 Capsules

20MG

OMEPRAZOLE CAPSULES, EC, BULK 27,645,000 Capsules

20MG

*The Bulk line items (5 and 6) must be in package sizes of at least 100,000 capsules

**Price Evaluation note:

Line Items 1 4a/4b will be evaluated based on unit prices (per bottle price)

Line Items 5 and 6 will be evaluated based on unit prices (per capsule price)