Pharmacy Reverse Distribution Service for the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit, Lame Deer, Montana

The Indian Health Service, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting quotations for Pharmacy Reverse Distribution Services at the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit in Lame Deer, Montana through Request for Quotation 75H70926Q00003. The contractor will provide quarterly removal and disposal services for expired medications, including non-controlled substances, controlled substances, and pharmaceuticals classified as hazardous waste, with responsibility for pickup, transportation, processing, and proper documentation in compliance with DEA, EPA, RCRA, and DOT regulations. Evaluation will be conducted using the Best Value Continuum approach, with technical approach and past performance each weighted at approximately 50 percent combined and price as an independent factor, using adjectival rating scales for assessment. Quotations are due by March 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM MST and must be submitted electronically in four volumes to Clarette Yellowrobe at Clarette.Yellowrobe@ihs.gov, with technical questions due by March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM MST and answers to be posted by March 13, 2026.

This procurement is designated as a 100 percent Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 562211 (Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal) with a small business size standard of $47 million, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents. The contract is structured as firm-fixed-price with a base performance period from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 and four optional one-year extensions extending through March 31, 2031, with all pricing currently blank and offerors required to establish rates per pickup. The specific award value is not disclosed in the solicitation; instead, offerors must propose their pricing based on anticipated quarterly pickup volumes at the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit Pharmacy in Lame Deer, Montana. Payment will be made in arrears through the Invoice Processing Platform by the Billings Area Financial Management Branch, with Contracting Officer Johnna Spotted overseeing the procurement.