AREDS2 ophthalmic multivitamins
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Presolicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
| Title as posted | 6505--AREDS2 ophthalmic multivitamins |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36E79727R0009 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | Nac Pharmaceuticals (36E797) |
| Notice type | Presolicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) |
| Product or service code | 6505 |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Not stated |
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Description
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79727R0009 for an unrestricted procurement for MULTIVIT/OPHTH AREDS2/LUTEIN/ZEAXANTHIN CAP/TAB, 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 #36E79727R0009 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about December 23, 2026, with a tentative closing date of January 13, 2027. 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 Chris Carthron. Questions can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The estimated annual requirements are as follows: Requirement description item description package size (Bottles) total estimated annual usage (Bottles) 1 MULTIVIT/OPHTH AREDS2/lutein/ZEAXANTHIN cap/tab 120 829,230
Contracting contact
- Christopher Carthron · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · (708) 786-4980
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Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 325412, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,300 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Mckesson Corporation $12.3 billion in this trade
- Exelan Pharmaceuticals Inc $97.1 million in this trade
- Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc $40.8 million in this trade
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $39.9 million in this trade
- Trillamed LLC $1.1 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $83.7 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 28 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 325412), 14 posted in the last 7 days; 11% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Logistics Agency and Department of State. Most of the work with a stated place is in Pennsylvania, Alabama and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline.
All open pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing contracts
Recent awards in this trade
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From the award notices agencies publish.