6505--Sevelamer Carbonate Tablets

The solicitation seeks the supply of Sevelamer Carbonate 800mg tablets in 270-tablet unit-of-use bottles under a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, administered by Nac Pharmaceuticals. The base order requests 42,891 bottles, with four optional one-year periods each identical in quantity, creating a potential total volume of 214,455 bottles over the full contract term. Award will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, where offers must first meet mandatory technical criteria—FDA approval, cGMP-compliant manufacturing, valid unique NDC, and compliance with all regulatory and labeling standards—before price becomes the sole determinant. Packaging and labeling must adhere to strict GS1 and HIBCC bar code symbology requirements, include a two-dimensional GS1 Data Matrix for DSCSA compliance, prohibit glass containers, mandate safety-cap closure, ensure machine-readability, and embed the 11-digit NDC adjacent to the bar code on every immediate container. Offerors must disclose all packaging, filling, labeling, and shipping locations and are subject to VA-specific deviations incorporating requirements from FAR clauses around subcontracting, whistleblower rights, contractor ethics, and system maintenance. Small business subcontracting goals are mandated under VA-specific modifications to FAR 52.219-9 Alternate II, requiring detailed plans, reporting via eSRS, and liquidated damages for noncompliance. Offerors must hold a valid UEI and CAGE code and affirm their small business status if claiming socioeconomic preferences, with mandatory disclosures of joint ventures or federal contract histories over $10 million. Deliveries are made FOB origin or destination per order to Prime Vendor contractors who then distribute to VA and other federal facilities, with inspections and acceptance occurring at destination points. Pricing is not disclosed in the solicitation, and offers must submit unit prices for base and all option years. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to designated VA contacts, including a signed SF-1449 in scanned PDF format, with no physical submissions or compressed files accepted. Contract administration responsibilities lie with VA officials, and prompt payment through EFT/ACH is required, while subcontractor communication with the Contracting Officer may not be restricted.