Shawnee CMOP 14 Pharmaceuticals

The contract, identified by solicitation number 36C77026Q0130, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 for the procurement of pharmaceuticals by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the National CMOP Office, with performance located at the VA CMOP Shawnee facility in Shawnee, Kansas. It is classified under NAICS code 325412 for Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing and is awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12 using the SF 1449 form. The contract requires delivery of specific pharmaceutical products such as Amlodipine/Olmesartan and Benazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide tablets in 90-count bottles, all subject to strict packaging, labeling, and delivery requirements including FOB Destination terms, unit-of-use bar coding compliant with GS1-128 or HIBC standards, and minimum 12-month shelf life at time of delivery. All items must be encoded with valid 11-digit NDC codes, labeled with lot numbers and expiration dates, and shipped in compliance with child-safety cap, repack, and lot-number restrictions requiring prior written approval for deviations. The contractor must comply with a comprehensive set of federal clauses including whistleblower rights, prohibitions on mandatory confidentiality agreements, System for Award Management maintenance, subcontractor debarment protections, and prohibitions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations. Key certifications required include the Buy American Act Certificate and mandatory representations through SAM.gov, including Unique Entity Identifier and small business status. All payments are processed electronically via EFT to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ designated payment office in Leavenworth, Kansas, with invoices submitted electronically under VAAR 852.232-72. Evaluation of offers is based on a trade-off approach considering Technical, Past Performance, Delivery, and Price factors in order of importance, with no use of LPTA. The contract enforces strict adherence to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, MIL-STD-129P alignment for labeling, and prohibits substitutions, partial deliveries, or multiple lot shipments without explicit written authorization from the Contracting Officer. Administrative support is provided by Sarah Fry, with Kelley Cunningham as the Contracting Officer, and no COR or COTR is designated. All deliverables must be shipped exclusively to the Shawnee, KS delivery point, and the award is restricted to small businesses eligible under the total small business set-aside