Department of War Pharmacy Uniform Formulary Blanket Purchase Agreement/Uniform Formulary Additional Discount Program
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The Department of War, through the Defense Health Agency, is soliciting quotes under RFQ HT9402-26-Q-9402 to support the establishment and maintenance of the Uniform Formulary for the Military Health System, as mandated by 10 U.S.C. § 1074g and 32 CFR § 199.21. The process involves evaluating pharmaceutical agents for clinical and cost effectiveness to determine placement on the Uniform Formulary as generic, formulary, Basic Core Formulary, Extended Core Formulary, or non-formulary, with the goal of optimizing pharmaceutical procurement through Uniform Formulary Blanket Purchase Agreements and Uniform Formulary Additional Discount Program Agreements. Four newly approved drugs—Awiqli Flextouch (basal insulin), Cavhanza (BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor for leukemia and lymphoma), Lipfendra (PCSK9 antilipidemic), and Trutakna (nephrology agent)—are scheduled for review at the November 2026 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meeting, and industry responses will inform their inclusion or exclusion. Responses to the RFQ are due by August 27, 2026, with a pre-quotation teleconference scheduled for August 12, 2026, to clarify requirements. Clinical data submissions for evaluation must be sent via email to the designated point of contact by the deadline specified in Part 2.3.2. The solicitation, issued by the Defense Health Agency under NAICS code 325412, is managed from Aurora, Colorado, with performance centered in San Antonio, Texas. Primary contact is Julia Trang, with Stephanie Erpelding as secondary contact, and all submissions and inquiries must adhere to the instructions outlined in RFQ HT9402-26-Q-9402 to be considered valid.
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The Department of War (DoW) is required by law (10 U.S.C. § 1074g) to establish an effective, efficient, integrated pharmacy benefits program for the Military Health System (MHS) which includes the purchase pharmaceutical agents. The law and implementing regulation (32 CFR Section 199.21) describe the process by which the DoW Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee will consider the relative clinical effectiveness and relative cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical agents in a therapeutic class in recommending the selection of agents for the DoW Uniform Formulary (UF) and, for cost sharing purposes, the classification of a pharmaceutical agent as generic, formulary, Basic Core Formulary (BCF), Extended Core Formulary (ECF), or non-formulary (NF). Prior to the scheduled P&T Committee meeting, a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for pharmaceutical agents within Drug Classes identified for placement on the UF has been issued to obtain quotes from industry. The Defense Health Agency may award Uniform Formulary Blanket Purchase Agreements (UF BPA) and the Uniform Formulary Additional Discount Program Agreements (UF ADP) based on the UF decision. This process is described in the attached RFQ.
P&T COMMITTEE MEETING: The following November 2026 newly approved drugs will be reviewed:
a. Awiqli Flextouch - Insulin - Basal
b. Cavhanza - Leukemia and Lymphoma Agents - BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
c. Lipfendra - Antilipidemics-1 - PCSK-9
d. Trutakna - Nephrology Agents Miscellaneous - NA
The RFQ, including UF BPA and UF ADP appendices, are attached herein. The instructions, important deadlines, and points of contact are in document, RFQ HT9402-26-Q-9402.
Pre-quotation teleconference is on August 12, 2026. Details are stated in Part 2.4. Pre-Quotation Teleconference. Responses to the clinical questions in Part 3.4 shall be submitted via e-mail to the RFQ POC in Part 2.3.1., no later than the date stated in Part 2.3.2.
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