6515--Copy of FY25: TWO UNIT DOSE PACKAGING SYSTEMS

This government solicitation (36C24825Q1143) from the Department of Veterans Affairs seeks two unit-dose packaging systems for the Caribbean VA Healthcare System in San Juan, Puerto Rico. One system is for oral solid medications (Auto-Print) and the other for oral liquid medications (Fluidose Series 6). The purpose is to comply with The Joint Commission regulations requiring all inpatient medications to be dispensed in unit-dose packages. The solicitation specifies brand-name or equal items, including installation, training, and a one-year warranty. Delivery is to Jacksonville, FL, with installation in San Juan, PR. The document also details contract administration, electronic invoicing via Tungsten, and stringent privacy and security requirements for contractor personnel handling VA information, including mandatory training and potential liquidated damages for data breaches.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8), intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed-price single acquisition for two Unit Dose Packaging Systems for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System. This acquisition, under Solicitation Number 36C24825Q1143, will be a total set-aside for Small Businesses (SB), with a NAICS Code of 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and a size standard of 800 employees. The solicitation is expected to be advertised on or before August 25, 2025. Responses are due via email to Contract Specialist Edwin R. Correa (edwin.correa1@va.gov) by September 3, 2025, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for the award.