Q--Pharmacy and Related Services

The Department of the Interior, through its Interior Business Center Acquisitions Services Directorate, is conducting market research under solicitation DOIDFBO260058 to gather industry input on Pharmacy and Related Services for the Armed Forces Retirement Home. This Request for Information, posted on May 27, 2026, with a response deadline of June 10, 2026, is strictly for planning and requirement development purposes and does not constitute a solicitation, commitment to award, or procurement action. Responses must be submitted as a single White Paper no longer than twenty pages in Microsoft Word or PDF format, adhering to specific formatting standards including black 12-point font, single-spaced, double-sided layout with one-inch margins. All submissions become Government property and are not returned or acknowledged. Respondents must clearly label any proprietary or trade secret information, but the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing responses. Industry participants are encouraged to indicate their small business status under NAICS code 621399, which has a size standard of $10 million, and to highlight capabilities relevant to small, disadvantaged, veteran-owned, woman-owned, HUBZone, 8(a), and Indian-owned businesses. The future contract, if awarded, will require the provision of comprehensive pharmacy services including medication dispensing on an as-needed basis using unit-dose packaging as the preferred method, with all medications delivered within 24 hours and no later than 72 hours for back-orders. Contractors must maintain a local backup pharmacy, provide a consultant pharmacist on call for 24/7 emergency access, supply medication carts and Emergency Dispensing Systems compliant with specified standards, and implement Point Click Care Software for patient record management. Accurate billing for Tricare and third-party payers is required, along with completion of all pre-authorization forms by the contractor. Performance will be measured against a 99% standard monitored through monthly inspections, and contractors must submit twelve monthly reports detailing resident insurance providers and service performance. The contract will have a twelve-month base period beginning July 1, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods extending to June 30, 2031, and includes FAR clause 52.217-8 allowing for possible extensions. Contractor employees must be U.S. citizens fluent in English, pass criminal background checks covering Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and any state of prior residence exceeding seven years, undergo tuberculosis screening via P