6505--Tacrolimus Capsules
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79725R0057 for an unrestricted procurement for Tacrolimus Capsules, 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).
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 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 number that is unique to the offeror. The successful offeror/contractor's label with its unique NDC shall be the only label on the product. Contractors shall not affix their label over another label on the product.
Solicitation # 36E79725R005701 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about September 9, 2025, with a tentative closing date of September 23, 2025. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at 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 Contracting Opportunities at SAM.gov 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 Richard Mahario. Questions can be e-mailed to Richard.Mahario@va.gov Richard.Mahario@va.gov.
The estimated annual requirements are as follows:
REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
PACKAGE SIZE (Tablets per Bottle)
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (Bottles)
1
Tacrolimus 0.5MG Capsules
100
51,904
2
Tacrolimus 1MG Capsules
100
142,788
3
Tacrolimus 5MG Capsules
100
5,207
Note: Clinicians will have the ability to continue to prescribe the branded product Prograf®; however, when Clinicians determine a generic is clinically appropriate the awarded product will be the mandatory source.