6505--Ropinirole HCL Tablets 9/28/2026 - 9/27/2027

The contract is a requirements-based procurement by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the supply of generic Ropinirole HCL tablets in multiple strengths, covering a base year from September 28, 2026, through September 27, 2027, with four additional one-year option periods that may be unilaterally exercised by the government, for a potential total duration of five years. The procurement is structured as a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery Requirements contract administered through Prime Vendors including McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Cencora, with deliveries made to these vendors’ distribution centers rather than directly to VA facilities. All products must comply with FDA regulations, current Good Manufacturing Practices, and United States Pharmacopeia standards, and are subject to strict packaging requirements: non-glass containers, child-resistant caps for smaller quantities, compatibility with automated dispensing systems, and full compliance with Drug Supply Chain Security Act mandates including the use of two-dimensional GS1 Data Matrix barcodes at the lowest saleable level. Each drug tablet must bear an 11-digit NDC number, with barcodes printed in GS1-128, HIBCC, or UPC format at ANSI/ISO/IEC Quality Grade C or higher, accompanied by human-readable NDC numbers for BCMA system compatibility. The award will be made on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable basis, where technical acceptability—including compliance with labeling, barcoding, stability testing, facility disclosures, and regulatory registrations—is the threshold requirement, and price determines selection among qualified offers. Contractors must submit a small business subcontracting plan if applicable, disclose all packaging and repackaging locations, register NDCs with FDA and commercial databases within five days of award, and immediately notify the contracting officer of any backorders. Offerors must have a valid Unique Entity Identifier, provide complete pricing for all line items across the base and option years, and adhere to submission requirements that restrict proposals to PDF or Microsoft Word formats via email, with no faxed or zipped submissions allowed. The contracting officer, Michael Olszewski, is the point of contact located in Hines, Illinois.