Q999--Pharmacy Packaging Services Salt Lake City VA Medical Center Pharmacy

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 19, is seeking qualified sources to provide pharmacy packaging and medication dispensing services for the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and four associated Utah State Veterans Homes. The contractor must deliver emergency and controlled medications within 4 hours and repackaged medications within 24 hours, pick up medications from the SLC Outpatient Pharmacy, and maintain all prescription records for six years in compliance with Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements. Key qualifications include maintaining licensed pharmacists or technicians in good standing with Utah state licensing, SAM.gov registration, and no use of subcontracted pharmacies. All respondents must submit their business size classification, SAM registration confirmation, GSA/FSS contract numbers if applicable, country of origin for products, and Buy America Act and TAA compliance status. The response deadline for this Sources Sought Notice is February 26, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Time, with the contract specialist Thomas Parsons available for inquiries at thomas.parsons2@va.gov or 918-577-3532.

This is a pre-solicitation notice with no set-aside designation, meaning all qualified businesses are eligible to compete regardless of size status or ownership classification. The contract period runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through March 31, 2031, covering four facilities across Utah including the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home in Ogden, Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, William E. Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home in Salt Lake City, and Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins. Pricing will be based on Average Wholesaler Price (AWP) for generic medications and Wholesaler Average Cost (WAC) for brand-name medications, with monthly invoicing to the government. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice; however, the NAICS code is 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,300 employees. Interested vendors should prepare responses that address the Statement of Work requirements and demonstrate capability to meet the strict delivery timelines and compliance obligations specified for emergency, controlled, and repackaged medications.