VA Long Beach Pylarify
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Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Nov 3, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-8), 6 days left.
| Title as posted | 6505--VA Long Beach Pylarify |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C26227Q0072 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | 262-Network Contract Office 22 (36C262) |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) |
| Product or service code | 6505 |
| Posted | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 3, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-8) (6 days left) |
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Description
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice of intent to sole source is to make a sole award firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System, located at 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822 is issuing this notice of intent to inform industry contractors of the Government s intent to execute a sole source delivery order in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 8.401, GSAM/R 538.7104-3(b)(ii) Only one source available, and GSAM/R 538.7104-4 Items Peculiar to one manufacturer.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 325412, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,300 Employees. A Long Beach Healthcare System Nuclear Medicine department has a requirement for radiopharmaceuticals injections of Pylarify (piflufolastat F18). This is an advanced diagnostic imaging agent used with Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) scans to find tumors in the prostate which identify the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), as well as in lymph nodes, bones, and other organs.
The intended contractor is Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc located at 331 Treble Cove Road, N. Billerica, MA 01862. Requested Pylarify (piflufolastat F18) is available under the existing VA National Acquisition Center Contract (NAC) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS)# 36F79725D0093, effective from 04/01/2025 through 03/31/2030. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITIATION. No award will be made as a result of any quotations received in response to this notice. The intent of this notice is for informational purposes only.
A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any responses to this notice must show clear and compelling evidence that the responding company can provide the same items, and that competition will be advantageous to the Government.
All inquiries and correspondence must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Melissa Ramirez, Contracting Specialist, at [email protected] with VA LB Pylarify Intent to Sole Source Response in the subject line. Telephone requests will not be honored. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement no later than November 3rd, 2026 10:00 AM Pacific Local Time.
The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.
Contracting contact
- Melissa Ramirez · Contract Specialist · [email protected]
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 19 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 325412), 7 posted in the last 7 days; 5% 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 South Carolina, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
All open pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing contracts
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
- Alembic Therapeutics LLC $475,000 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 26, 2026
- Avkare LLC $1.6 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 23, 2026
- 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
From the award notices agencies publish.