Sources Sought Notice - Ga68 Dotatate (NETSPOT)

Updated Oct 24, 2026

Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Oct 30, 2026, 12:01 PM (UTC-5), 6 days left.

Official notice and attachments

Description

Sources Sought Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17, is seeking sources for the following procurement: NETSPOT® Gallium Ga 68 Dotatate Injection Item (radiopharmaceutical) will be delivered to the VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX 75216-7167. NCO 17 is seeking sources from firms that are capable of providing this item.

Firms that can provide this item are encouraged to respond to the sources sought notice by contacting the point of contact. Capable firms must respond to the POC before the closing date and time of the notice to be considered. Capable firms must identify with their company name and are encouraged to provide a capabilities statement (if readily available) with their response.

This notice is NOT a formal request for quote or proposals. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. The information in this notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government.

No contract will be awarded from this notice.

Contracting contact

• Vance Farrell · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · (210) 694-6379

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 $84.2 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 21 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 325412), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 14% 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, North Carolina and Ohio. A notice in this trade gives a median of 17 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.

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Coming up in this trade

Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.

Recent awards in this trade

• 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
• Bracco Diagnostics Inc. $362,878 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 1, 2026
• Wilshire Pharmaceuticals, Inc $27.2 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 29, 2026
• Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC $183.8 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 24, 2026

From the award notices agencies publish.

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