PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79720R0066 for an unrestrictive procurement for Tacrolimus Capsules, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DOD), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and Indian Health Service (IHS). The VA will award one contract to the responsible offeror who will be able to provide an uninterrupted source of supply for the contracted items. The contract period will be for one year plus four pre-priced one-year option periods. The contract items will be distributed through the VA s and DOD s respective Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Programs. Offerors must state the exact name (name that appears on label) by which the drug will be supplied and have a unique NDC number. Solicitation 36E79720R0066 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about August 11, 2020, with a tentative closing date of August 25, 2020. 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.beta.SAM.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 Adrienne A. Albachiara. Questions can be e-mailed to: [email protected]. The estimated annual requirements are as follows: ITEM DESCRIPTION PACKAGE SIZE (BOTTLES) TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (BOTTLES) 1 Tacrolimus 0.5mg Capsules 100 51,318 2 Tacrolimus 1mg Capsules 100 149,210 3 Tacrolimus 5mg Capsules 100 5,449 Clinician will have the ability to continue to prescribe the branded product Prograf®; however, when Clinicians determine a generic is clinically appropriate the awarded product will be the mandatory source.

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