Methylphenidate ER
Updated
Solicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 6, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 15 days left.
| Solicitation number | SPE2D226R0013 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Troop Support |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412) |
| Product or service code | 6505 |
| Posted | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 6, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (15 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The Defense Logistics Agency is planning to issue a solicitation for a national requirements contract for Methylphenidate ER Tablets. Procurement details follow. Methylphenidate ER 18MG, 27MG, 36MG, and 54MG Tablets in 100 count bottles.
This will be an unrestricted and fully competitive acquisition. The contract will be a firm-fixed price, requirements type contract with a one-year base and four one-year options. A contract resulting from this solicitation will establish a national supply source, in accordance with FAR 52.216-21 (Requirements), to provide the items listed in the schedule for purchase by Department of War, Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service and Bureau of Prisons customers through the DLA and VA prime vendor programs.
The annual usage estimates will be provided in the Schedule of Supplies section of the solicitation. This is a commercial item and will be solicited using FAR part 12. All sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.
A copy of the solicitation will be posted to the DLA Bid Board System (DIBBS) at dibbs.bsm.dla.mil and Sam.Gov at sam.gov.
Interested parties should contact Jeremy Brown at (445) 737-5419, ([email protected]) for any questions/comments. Interested parties are further advised to set up automated notifications of pre-solicitation or solicitation changes through this website. The current projected solicitation date is September of 2026.
DLA reserves the right to issue the solicitation before or after the projected solicitation date.
Contracting contact
- Jeremy Brown · [email protected] · (445) 737-5419
- Jason Wray · [email protected] · (445) 737-6304
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.
Notice history
- Sep 23, 2026: Presolicitation Due Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-4)
- Sep 23, 2026: Presolicitation Due Oct 23, 2026
- Jul 8, 2026: Presolicitation
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Mckesson Corporation $12.3 billion in this trade
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $35.0 million in this trade
- Canadian Commercial Corporation $14.9 million in this trade
- Trillamed LLC $1.1 million in this trade
- GE Precision Healthcare LLC $205,166 in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and W S Darley & Co. See what DLA is buying now.
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 20 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 325412), 5 posted in the last 7 days; 15% 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 Texas, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. A notice in this trade gives a median of 18 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 16 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
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From the award notices agencies publish.