Alendronate Tablets   3

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79721R0010 for an unrestrictive procurement Alendronate tablets, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and Indian Health Service (IHS). The VA will award one contract to the responsible offeror who will be able to provide an uninterrupted source of supply for the contracted items. 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 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 number that is unique to the offeror. Products may be offered in either blister packs or bottles, but offer must contain all 4 line items in blister packs or all 4 line items in bottles. If product is offered in bottles, the bottles must meet the unit of use size requirements stated in the solicitation for all line items. Solicitation #36E79721R0010 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about January 11th, 2021, with a tentative closing date of January 25th, 2021. 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://beta.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 this 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 Stevan Vasich. Questions can be e-mailed to: Stevan.Vasich@va.gov. The estimated annual requirements are as follows: Item Description Size Estimated Annual Requirements (Bottles or Blister Packs) Alendronate 35 MG Tablets 4 22,269 2 Alendronate 35 MG Tablets 12 4,910 3 Alendronate 70 MG Tablets 4 75,852 4 Alendronate 70 MG Tablets 12 92,121