Q509--Q509 | Notice of Intent to Sole Source Chemotherapy Compounding
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26126Q0111
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 456110 Pharmacies and Drug Retailers
- PSC
- Q509 Family & Internal Medicine Services
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for chemotherapy compounding services. The proposed contract will be awarded to Pacific Compounding Pharmacy and Consultations, Inc., located in Stockton, California, under a non-competitive acquisition authority. The contract will provide intravenous chemotherapy and hazardous drug products to the VA Central California Health Care System pharmacy on an on-demand basis with a required 3-hour response time. This sole-source procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1, asserting that Pacific Compounding Pharmacy is the only responsible source capable of satisfying the agency's requirements. The announcement constitutes both the intent to sole source and the synopsis of proposed action, published on October 22, 2025.
Interested parties have until October 29, 2025, at 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time to express interest by submitting a detailed description of how they can fulfill all elements of the attached Statement of Work via email to gary.christensen@va.gov, referencing solicitation number 36C26126Q0111 in the subject line. The contract will be structured as a Firm Fixed Price arrangement with a base year and four option years, with pricing set at $200 per patient-specific medication product plus $3 per DOT-certified transportation trip. Contractors must be licensed pharmacists with USP 797/800 certified sterile preparation suites and must be located within 150 miles of the Fresno VA Medical Center to meet the daily delivery requirement by 10:00 AM. All interested parties must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at sam.gov to be eligible for contract award. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement based on responses received, with verbal and facsimile submissions not being acceptable.
Notice text
This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE to award a Firm Fixed Price contract with Pacific Compounding Pharmacy and Consultations, INC. The proposed contract action is to provide IV chemotherapy and other hazardous drug (HD) products as requested by the VA Central California Health Care System pharmacy on an on-demand basis with 3-hour response time in accordance with the Statement of Work. Pacific Compounding Pharmacy and Consultations, INC. will provide services to support continuous operations at the VA Central California Health Care System. This is an intent to sole source notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, intends to award a sole-source contract under the authority of this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) - FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to Pacific Compounding Pharmacy and Consultations, INC., located at 1889 W March LN, Stockton, California 95207-6402, United States. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest with a full description how all elements in the attached statement of work will be fulfilled by emailing gary.christensen@va.gov no later than 13:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on 10/29/25. When responding to this announcement refer to 36C26126Q0111 in the subject line of the email. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal and facsimile responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. No telephone calls will be accepted. If after 10/29/25 at 13:00 PM PST, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, NCO 21 shall negotiate solely with Pacific Compounding Pharmacy and Consultations, INC. The Government anticipates the award of a Firm-Fixed Price (Base plus 4 option years) contract. A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed requirement shall be based upon responses received and is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C26126Q0111.docx | DOCX document | |
| Compounding Pharmacy Performance Work Statement DRAFT 10.6.25.pdf |
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