NATIONAL OPERATIONAL/MAILING SUPPLIES

The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting proposals for a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to supply operational and mailing supplies to seven Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) locations. The contract covers a comprehensive range of packaging and mailing materials such as resealable bags, corrugated boxes, mailers, tapes, stretch wrap film, child-resistant clear medical pouches, and cohesive bubble wrap. Vendors may bid on one or more CMOP locations but must be able to supply all items required at those locations. The base contract period runs from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, with four additional ordering periods anticipated annually through 2030. Multiple single awards are expected, allowing more than one vendor to receive awards for different locations or items. Vendors must submit product samples by the solicitation close date for all items requiring testing, with instructions and addresses provided for each CMOP site. Samples previously submitted for the predecessor solicitation (36C77025R0004) will be retained, so resubmission is not required for those items. Submissions must include a signed RFP and all required documents listed in the solicitation’s Section D and be submitted via email by December 29, 2025, with points of contact provided for inquiries and submissions. Strict compliance with submission requirements and timely delivery of all documents and samples is emphasized; failure to do so may result in rejection of the bid. The solicitation does not specify detailed evaluation criteria or clause numbers but follows standard federal acquisition and Department of Veterans Affairs procurement regulations under NAICS code 322211 and product service code 8135. Packaging and product specifications are detailed, requiring corrugated boxes to meet certain strength testing standards, medical pouches to be clear and child-resistant with labeled instructions, cohesive bubble wrap to be self-adhering, and mailers to meet specified thicknesses and materials. Palletization requirements and packaging quantities per pallet or case are also defined. The contract documents do not specify explicit inspection, acceptance, payment procedures, or invoicing methods, nor are there security or key personnel provisions. Communication of questions must occur within 10 days of solicitation posting, after which no further clarifications will be provided. The contract administration contacts include VA representatives Kelly Mann, Larry Zaritz, and Kelley Cunningham, but no formal contracting officer or invoice processing instructions are included in the available documents. This solicitation provides a structured opportunity for suppliers of mailing and operational packaging materials to support VA pharmacy operations over a multi-year period with delivery