65--Direct-to-Patient Distribution Contract

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA-797-07-RP-0006 for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure Direct-To-Patient Distribution of Medical/Surgical (MedSurg) and Over-the-Counter (OTC) products. The VA National Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) program is replacing its current direct-to-patient distribution contract. The basic operation of the current contract is synopsized as follows: - Automated transmissions, to the contractor, of prescriptions from each CMOP facility. - Contractor maintains sufficient on-hand stock for real-time fulfillment of prescriptions within a minimum time period. - Contractor expeditiously ships the prescriptions direct to the patient within a minimum time period. - Contractor timely invoices each CMOP for prescription fulfillment. In general, the prescribed products being delivered direct to the patient consist of approximately 1,000 different types of MED/SURG items (e.g.: syringes, adult diapers, dressing kits, etc.) and some OTC products (e.g.: dietary supplements, etc.). The prescriptions being delivered will be shipped direct to veteran patients who are located in any part of the United States or its territories, and will vary in product size. The contract period will be for one year plus four one-year option periods. Solicitation VA-797-07-RP-0006 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12. The NAICS code for this procurement is 423450. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: http://www.fedbizopps.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 this URL 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 Steve Bense. Questions can be e-mailed to: contact@example.gov.