INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Radiopharm - Lutathera & Pluvicto - Lebanon VAMC
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Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Nov 3, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 4 days left.
| Title as posted | 6505--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Radiopharm - Lutathera & Pluvicto - Lebanon VAMC |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C24427Q0045 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | 244-Network Contract Office 4 (36C244) |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) |
| Product or service code | 6505 |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 3, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (4 days left) |
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Description
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4) intends to sole source a contract for Lutathera & Pluvicto for the Lebanon VA Medical Center. All work is to be completed in accordance with statement of work. This sole source contract will be solicited and negotiated with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 59 Route 10, East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080 under the deviation outlined in the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) for FAR 8.4 - Ordering under the Federal Supply Schedule and GSAM/R 538.71, as required by Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, signed April 15, 2025.
Deviation effective date: November 3, 2025. See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325412.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is 1300 employees. Interested vendors that can meet this requirement, shall identify their interest and capability, and respond to this notice by 11/03/2026 by 1400 pm EST. Interested vendors must send a capability statement, no more than one page in length; to include Company Name, SAM UEI Number, Socioeconomic Category, brief description of your business entities capability to handle this project at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes only. No solicitation will be made available. This is not a request for quotations.
All information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be sent via email to the Contracting Specialist at [email protected]. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.
If no responses are received, Contracting will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Norvartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
Contracting contact
- Cynthia Laemmerhirt · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · 215-823-5800
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
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 $84.6 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 22 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 325412), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 9% 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, Texas and North Carolina. A notice in this trade gives a median of 16 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 5 days.
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Coming up in this trade
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Recent awards in this trade
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $769,497 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 29, 2026
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.1 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.1 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.