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S222--Controlled Substance Removal Program for Pharmacy Services VA Palo Alto Health Care System
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 21, is acting on an intent to sole source a firm-fixed-price contract for the Controlled Substance Removal Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Pharmacy, in accordance with 41 USC §3304(a)(5) and 38 U.S.C. §8127(c), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5 and VAAR 819.7008. This action is specifically targeted at awarding the contract to EWA Direction, a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business, as the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency’s unique requirements for secure, compliant disposal of controlled substances. The contract will provide 73 tamper-resistant, 3-gallon disposal containers equipped with chemical neutralization or solidification technology, a continuous supply chain including contingency inventory, on-site and web-based training for VA staff, chain-of-custody documentation, certificates of destruction, and full compliance with DEA regulations under 21 CFR Parts 1300–1321 and VHA Directive 1108.01. Performance is required across five VA facilities including Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Livermore, Fremont, and San Jose, with containers installed in designated locations such as operating rooms, intensive care units, and pharmacies. The contractor must ensure 100% regulatory compliance, 99% system uptime, 95% on-time delivery, and 100% training completion rates, while maintaining security protocols to prevent diversion and enabling immediate deactivation of substances upon disposal. Responses to this non-binding notice of intent must be submitted via email to Rachael.Becker@va.gov no later than 12 PM PST on May 21, 2026, and must include completion of the Market Research Questionnaire and reference to solicitation number 36C26126P0695; all offerors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible. In the absence of viable responses, the government will proceed with a sole-source award to EWA Direction, subject to statutory limitations and the $5,000,000 ceiling for deviations under VAAR 819.7008, with the prime contractor required to perform at least 50% of the personnel costs using its own employees under FAR 52.219-14. No formal evaluation factors, payment details
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Page 1 of 3 This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE only. This is an intent to sole source notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 will be awarding controlled substance removal program for VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) Pharmacy, using 41 USC §3304(a)(5), 38 U.S. Code § 8127(c), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5 (Authorized or Required by Statute). COs may use the non-competitive (sole source) procedures authorized in VAAR 819.7008 (DEVIATION) or VAAR 819.7009 (DEVIATION) up to $5,000,000. 819.7008 Sole source awards to a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to EWA Direction. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by completing the attached Market Research Questionnaire and returning it to Rachael.Becker@va.gov no later than 12 PM PST on 05/21/26. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to number 36C26126P0695, Notice of Intent in the subject line. A determination not to complete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal and facsimile responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. All interested parties are reminded to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts. No telephone calls will be accepted. If after 05/21/26 at 12 PM PST, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, NCO 21 shall negotiate solely with EWA Direction. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed-price contract. A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed requirement shall be based upon responses received and is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition.
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See attached document: Market Research Questionnaire. See attached document: Performance Work Statement (PWS)
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