Urgent and Emergent Medications

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 seeks a contractor to provide urgent and emergent pharmacy services for the Alexandria Veterans Administration Healthcare System, with proposals due August 28. This is a 100% SDVOSB set-aside; all offerors must be registered and certified as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses on SBA.gov at the time of response and award.

Place of performance is Pineville, Louisiana. The contractor must provide emergency prescription medication dispensing capabilities for the medical center and six Community Based Outpatient Clinics during urgent situations when internal pharmacies are unavailable. Services include access to fill prescriptions through the Express Scripts Network at CVS Caremark, Walgreens, Walmart, and Rite Aid locations, with minimum service hours 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday. The base contract period runs from September 28, 2026, through September 27, 2027, with four optional 12-month extension periods. Estimated contract value is $37.5 million.

This is a recompete of predecessor contract 36C25621P1559, previously held by Heritage Health Solutions. Pricing is firm-fixed and submitted on an all-inclusive basis with no separate fees, calculated as a percentage of Average Wholesale Price plus a dispensing fee, not exceeding the contractor's lowest third-party reimbursement rate. Award goes to the lowest price compliant offeror. The contract requires HIPAA Business Associate Agreement compliance, VA cybersecurity standards, and personnel vetting. NAICS 456110 (Pharmacies and Drug Retailers); PSC Q517 (Pharmacy Services). Contracting Officer is Peter Wren; Network Contracting Office 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi administers the contract.