PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA-797-07-RP-0012 for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), Indian Health Service (IHS) and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for Nitroglycerin Patches: Item one: 0.1MG/HR Patch, 30's, est. annual usage: 25,223; Item two: 0.2MG/HR Patch, 30's, est. annual usage: 181,880; Item three: 0.3MG/HR Patch, 30's, est. annual usage: 14,806; Item four: 0.4MG/HR Patch, 30's, est. annual usage: 233,705; Item five: 0.6MG/HR Patch, 30's, est. annual usage: 56,437; Item six: 0.8MG/HR Patch, 30's, est. annual usage: 4,500. Only AB1 rated products will be considered. Bar Coding requirements will be listed in the solicitation. The VA prefers to award all six strengths listed to one contractor; however, will consider awarding to one contractor that can provide, at a minimum, the following three strengths: 0.2 mg/hr, 0.4 mg/hr, 0.6 mg/hr (Items 2, 4, & 5). Award will be made in the aggregate (all or none) based on the lowest total evaluated price of all line items offered, taking into consideration the estimated quantities. VA reserves the right to add additional package sizes to the contract at a later date when they become available or if offered in a vendor's proposal. This will not affect the quantities listed in the usage requirements. The estimated quantities listed above are for VA, DOD, BOP, and IHS. The contract period will be for one year plus four one-year option periods. The contract items will be distributed through the VA and DOD Pharmaceutical Prime Vendors. If the offeror is not the manufacturer, a signed agreement between the offeror and the manufacturer must be submitted with the offer and remain in effect for the duration of the contract period including the option years. Solicitation No VA-797-07-RP-0012 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about November 7, 2006 with a closing date of 30 days from the solicitation issuance date. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation will be available, and no telephone requests for paper copies of the solicitation will be accepted. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check this URL for any changes to this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that if timely received, will be considered. The point of contact for this procurement is Teresa Hussain. Questions can be e-mailed to:  [email protected]

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