Lamotrigine Award

The contract modification exercises Option Year 1 for the supply of Lamotrigine ER Tablets under award SPE2D2-25-D-0013, with a total estimated contract value of $15,978,181.35 across a five-year period including a base year and four option years. The contract is awarded to AvKare, LLC, a small business with multiple socioeconomic designations including HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, and 8(a), operating under NAICS code 325412 for pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing. The scope of work involves the provision of six strength formulations of Lamotrigine ER 24 mg tablets in 30-count bottles, with identical quantities and unit prices for each option year, totaling 3,216 bottles for the 25mg strength, 2,482 for the 50mg, 11,904 for the 100mg, 15,775 for the 200mg, 3,734 for the 250mg, and 7,510 for the 300mg. Delivery is FOB destination, with performance and manufacturing taking place at Anneal, 50 Horseblock Rd, Brookhaven, NY 11719, and invoices must be submitted to the DLA Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor or VA Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor per Block 18a. The contract is fixed-price in nature, governed by standard FAR and DFARS clauses, including mandatory compliance with ethics codes, whistleblower protections, equal opportunity requirements, combating trafficking in persons, electronic invoicing under DFARS 252.232-7003, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. Cybersecurity obligations are enforced through DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information, with additional prohibitions on the use of Kaspersky Lab products, ByteDance applications, and unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities. The contractor is required to report executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards via FFATA, maintain a small business subcontracting plan, and comply with all applicable labor standards including paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements. The point of contact for administration is Nancy Fernandez of DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, PA, and the contract does not designate a COR or COTR. No explicit