Pharmacy Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 is issuing a Sources Sought notice for pharmacy reverse distribution services with responses due May 13, 2026, under a Total Small Business set-aside. The procurement is structured as a statement of work under an existing Master Service Agreement between PHARMALINK, LLC and VAMC Charleston dated March 24, 2026.

Place of performance is Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The contracting office is located in Augusta, Georgia.

Services include ground shipping of non-salable pharmaceutical products to processors, processing to determine credit eligibility per manufacturer and wholesaler return policies, shipment of returnable products to manufacturers, sortation and disposal of non-returnable items via incineration, return authorization management, web-based reporting and inventory tracking, and certificates of destruction. Pricing is based on a percentage of Estimated Return Value (ERV), with separate fees for disposal ($2.50 per pound for hazardous waste, $0.99 per pound for non-hazardous waste and Schedule II-V pharmaceuticals), on-site services (10 percent ERV with $499 minimum), off-site services ($99 minimum return fee), and controlled substance C-II processing services. An environmental surcharge of $10 applies, and future-dated products meeting the $5.00 per unit threshold are stored and aged with C-II product aging limited to 180 days.

NAICS code is 493110 (General Warehousing and Storage) with a $34 million small business size standard. PSC code is Q517. Capability statements from interested small businesses must not exceed three pages and include company name, point of contact, SAM UEID number, CAGE code, small business size and certification status, and familiarity with pharmaceutical reverse distribution services. Submit responses to steven.timmons@va.gov by 1:00 PM EST May 13, 2026.