Q702--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Urgent and Emergent Dispense of Pharmacy Medications Overton Brooks VA Medical Center SHREVEPORT, LA

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
36C25626Q0770
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 16 in Houston, Texas issued a notice of intent to sole source a firm-fixed-price contract with Heritage Health Solutions, Inc. for urgent and emergent pharmacy medication dispensing services to Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a response deadline of May 13, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement under FAR 6.302-1; the VA has determined that only Heritage Health Solutions can satisfy agency requirements without unacceptable delay or cost duplication. The contract covers a base period of twelve months, with four optional one-year periods, beginning October 1, 2026 and running through September 30, 2031. Services include pharmacy dispensing at the Shreveport medical center Monday through Saturday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Standard Time, and at four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (Monroe, Texarkana, and Longview) Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The contractor must dispense generic medications when available, limited to 14-day supplies except discrete packages, from the VA Urgent/Emergent formulary and through CVS Caremark, Walgreens, Walmart, and Rite Aid networks. Pricing is negotiated as a percentage of Average Wholesale Price plus a dispensing fee, not to exceed charges to the general public or the contractor's lowest third-party reimbursement plan. The contractor must maintain workers' compensation and general liability insurance, comply with OIG exclusions, and meet all VA security, privacy, and HIPAA requirements. Interested parties may submit evidence of capability by May 13, 2026; the government reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received.

Notice text

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 16 in Houston, Texas 77030, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract as a follow on for procurement titled: Urgent and Emergent Dispense of Pharmacy Medications for the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center located in Shreveport, Louisiana with Heritage Health Solutions, Inc. for a base period of twelve (12) months, with four (4) additional, 12 month option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the government; and, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. §3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from the original source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements. The government intends to award the contract with an anticipated date of 30 September 2026 to Heritage Health Solutions, Inc. 750 Canyon Dr STE 120 Coppell, TX 75019-4021 UEI: RQ68XNJUBBV5. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 522310 Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers with a small business size standard of $15.0 million.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the date/time indicated below. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.

Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C25626Q0770 in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. Responses to this notice must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly be able to provide the services outlined in this notice and sent via email to Jeneice Matthews jeneice.matthews@va.gov NO LATER THAN May 13, 2026 at 3:00PM Central Standard Time.

Files

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Special Notice 36C25626Q0770.pdf PDF

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