6505--Montelukast NA Chewable Tablets Effective August 09, 2026 to August 08, 2027

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its National Acquisition Center, has issued a solicitation for the procurement of Montelukast Sodium Chewable Tablets under solicitation number 36E79726R0012, with an award expected to take effect on August 9, 2026, and extend through August 8, 2027. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) award with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, allowing for a potential five-year performance duration. The solicitation is unrestricted and intended to serve multiple federal agencies including the VA, DoD, BOP, IHS, and FHCC, with quantities specified across five product lines for both 4 mg and 5 mg dosages in varying package sizes of 30, 90, and 1,000 tablets per bottle, totaling over 28,000 bottles for the base year with identical option year volumes. Award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, where only proposals that fully satisfy all technical requirements—including FDA approval, current cGMP compliance, unique and valid NDC codes, and conformance to detailed packaging, labeling, and barcoding standards—are eligible for price evaluation. Technical acceptability is a binary pass/fail criterion with no scoring or trade-offs allowed between technical factors and cost. Packaging must comply with GS1-128 and HIBCC standards for linear and 2D data matrix bar codes, meet ANSI/ISO/IEC Grade C print quality, and incorporate DSCSA serialization requirements with bar code placement on both outer and immediate containers, excluding placement across blister pack perforations. Labels must include human-readable NDC adjacent to the bar code, with lot number and expiration date encoded separately to avoid proximity to the NDC. The contract enforces strict compliance with Buy American, Trade Agreements, and foreign acquisition restrictions, and mandates adherence to Service Contract Act obligations and employment provisions related to veterans, individuals with disabilities, and human trafficking prevention. Contractors must provide Unique Entity Identifiers and CAGE codes, disclose ownership hierarchies, and represent socioeconomic status including small business, veteran-owned, or women-owned status. Proposals are to be submitted exclusively via email to designated VA email addresses by the revised deadline of March 10, 2026, and must include a signed SF-14