6505--Diclofenac Sodium (NA) 1% Gel

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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:Â The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79725R0012 for an unrestricted procurement for Diclofenac NA 1% Gel, Topical, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (inclusive of Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacies (CMOPs) and Option 2 State Veterans Homes (SVH)), Department of Defense (DoD), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Indian Health Service (IHS), and Federal Health Care Center (FHCC).

The VA will award one contract to the responsible offeror who will be able to provide an uninterrupted source of supply for the contracted item. The contract period will be for one year plus four pre-priced one-year option periods. The contract items will be distributed through the VA s and DoD s respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs.

Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have an NDC or UPC number that is unique to the offeror. The successful offeror/contractor's label with its unique NDC/UPC shall be the only label on the product. Contractors shall not affix their label over another label on the product.

Offerors shall provide one sample (boxed tube) for line item 1 to review the barcode scan ability and determine if the product is compatible with automated equipment such as an A frame. Samples will not be returned. (See FAR Clause 52.212-1(d)). Samples shall consist of the proposed package (tube/box) and proposed label for line item 1 covered by this solicitation. Samples will be used to evaluate compliance with the salient characteristics that will be detailed in the solicitation. Further information and requirements, including the location for shipment of samples, will be detailed in the solicitation.

Solicitation # 36E79725R0012 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about February 6, 2025, with a tentative closing date of February 20, 2025. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: https://sam.gov/. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available, and no telephone requests for paper copies of the solicitation will be accepted. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check the URL for any changes to this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that if timely received, will be considered. The point of contact for this procurement is Ray Roldan. Questions can be emailed to Raymond.Roldan@va.gov.

The estimated annual requirements are as follows:Â Â

Item
Description
Package Size (Grams per Tube)
Total Estimated Annual Usage (Tubes)
1
Diclofenac NA 1% Gel, Topical
100
4,749,159

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