Q517--Pharmacy Emergent First Fill at the SFVAHCS

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting proposals for Pharmacy Emergent First Fill Services at the VA Sioux Falls Health Care System and associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. The contractor will be responsible for filling first-time prescriptions for veterans, providing an open pharmacy network, maintaining a formulary list, and dispensing generic drugs only with a maximum 10-day supply. Key qualifications include current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) licenses, state pharmacy licenses in good standing from Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska, and pharmacists who are graduates of Accredited Council for Pharmacy Education colleges and in good standing with their respective state boards of pharmacy. The government will evaluate proposals using a lowest price technically acceptable methodology, with evaluation criteria focusing on the offeror's ability to satisfy the statement of work, including the pharmacy network, Management Oversight Plan, and Quality Control Program. Proposals must be submitted electronically by December 29, 2025, at 9:00 AM Central Standard Time and must include a signed SF 1449, completed price schedules, signed amendment forms (SF 30s), and documentation of vendor qualifications and past performance.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with no more than 50% of the contract value permitted to be subcontracted to non-SDVOSB firms. The contract is structured as a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a base year and four option years running from January 2026 through December 2030, with an estimated total value of $45.5 million. The place of performance is the VA Sioux Falls Health Care System in South Dakota and its associated CBOCs in Aberdeen, Sioux City, Spirit Lake, Wagner, and Watertown. The contractor must comply with Department of Labor wage determinations for South Dakota counties, with wage rates ranging from $12.83 to $48.04 per hour depending on job classification, and must maintain strict confidentiality of patient information in accordance with privacy regulations. Monthly reporting requirements and detailed technical proposals demonstrating past performance capabilities are mandatory components of the proposal submission.