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Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) acquire their pharmaceutical requirements through their respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor (PPV) Programs. The PPV Programs are separate contracts which establish the fees for the distribution of pharmaceutical products on Federal Government contracts. The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a supply source that will provide the products listed in the schedule for purchase through the PPV Programs. The objective of such a contract is to ensure availability and consistency of product for nationwide usage and to obtain volume-based, committed-use pricing.

The contract is for the supply of PEN NEEDLES. The solicitation requires offerors to submit a price for line items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 for the base year. Offered prices must not exceed two decimal places and must include a Cost Recovery Fee of 0.5%. Offerors must list an 11-digit NDC or 12-digit UPC number for each offered product that is unique to the Offeror's company. The base year quantities and unit prices for each line item are as follows: Line Item 1: NEEDLE, PEN 29G,12.7MM, Box of 100s - Quantity: 29,391 Boxes; Unit Price: $; Amount: $; Line Item 2: NEEDLE, PEN 31G,5MM, Box of 100s - Quantity: 479,910 Boxes; Unit Price: $; Amount: $; Line Item 3: NEEDLE, PEN 31G,8MM, Box of 100s - Quantity: 949,411 Boxes; Unit Price: $; Amount: $; Line Item 4: NEEDLE, PEN 32G,4MM, Box of 100s - Quantity: 354,306 Boxes; Unit Price: $; Amount: $; Line Item 5: NEEDLE, PEN 32G,6MM, Box of 100s - Quantity: 228,641 Boxes; Unit Price: $; Amount: $.

Period of Performance
The contract effective date will be determined at the time of contract award. The implementation period will be a maximum of a 60-day period but may be shorter if mutually agreed between the contractor and the ordering agency. The base year Ordering Period will be in effect for one year.

Place of Performance
The products will be delivered to various facilities including all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Pharmacies, all Ordering Activities under the Department of Defense (DOD) Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program, all Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities, all Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), and all Option 2 State Veteran Homes.