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6505--Droxidopa Capsules (VA-27-00007975)

NAC PHARMACEUTICALS (36E797) · Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL / National Acquisition Center Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak, Hines, 60141

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Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Archive date
Oct 4, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • NAC PHARMACEUTICALS (36E797) published this sources sought.
  • The place of performance is Hines.
  • The notice uses NAICS 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
d19fbd9b49e8440ead8a3715d058f3c7
Solicitation
36E79726Q0004
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
36E79726Q0004
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Aug 28, 2026
Responses due
Sep 4, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC
Archive date
Oct 4, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 2, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Subagency code
Office
NAC PHARMACEUTICALS (36E797)
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
HINES, IL, 60141, USA
Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs OPAL / National Acquisition Center Building 37 1st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak, Hines, 60141
City code
State
State code
Postal code
60141
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE Droxidopa Capsules Company Name: _________________________ I am conducting market research for the procurement of Droxidopa Capsules, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DoD), Indian Health Service (IHS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and Federal Health Care Center (FHCC). This procurement will result in a national mandatory requirements contract for the above agencies.� Other companies with the same/similar product will be blocked out for ordering; therefore it is our goal to award lower than FSS/Open Market prices on the resultant national contract based on purchases of a committed volume.� These products will be awarded in the aggregate for all strengths and sizes for the base year and all option years included in the solicitation. Please provide a response to the following: Is your Company able to meet the following minimum requirements: National Drug Code (NDC): Offerors shall provide a separate and distinct eleven-digit NDC number unique to the offeror (e.g., 00012-3456-78) for each product proposed. The first five numbers of the eleven-digit NDC number for each product proposed shall identify the offeror. Additionally, the successful offeror/contractor s label with its unique NDC shall be the only label on the product. Contractors shall not affix their label over another label on the product. Does your company have a unique NDC (Labeler Code)? _____________ If the offeror is not the manufacturer of the offered items, the offeror shall submit a letter of commitment from the manufacturer to the offeror which will assure the offeror a source of supply sufficient to satisfy the Government's requirements for the contract period. Name of Manufacturer: _________________ Would you be able to provide a letter of commitment from the manufacturer of the offered drug? _____________ Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor: All Ordering Activities under the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense acquire their pharmaceutical requirements through their Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Program (PPV). The contractor shall ensure that chargeback agreements with the PPVs have been executed with sufficient time to permit the PPVs to begin timely distribution of Government orders, if an award is made. Does your company currently have a business-to-business agreement with the PPVs? _________ Under NAICS code 325412, is your company size (check one): Large Business ______ Small Business ______ If a small business, does your company manufacture (measure, weigh, mix, and compound) at least 50% of the product offered? ___________ If your company is not the manufacturer, is the manufacturer a small business concern, as defined in FAR Part 2 with an active SAM registration? ___________ Is the offered end product U.S-made, as defined in FAR Part 25? ___________ If not, if the offered product an end product of a Trade Agreements Act designated country, as defined in FAR Part 25? _________ Can your company meet the following product, bottle size and usage? Please indicate any details or comments. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Item Description Package Size (Capsules per Bottle) Total Estimated Annual Usage (Bottles) 1 Droxidopa 100MG Capsules, ORAL 90 6,160 2 Droxidopa 200MG Capsules, ORAL 90 3,587 3 Droxidopa 300MG Capsules, ORAL 90 3,738 Is your Company interested in submitting a response to a solicitation?________ As this is a national standardized contract, our preference is for a base plus four option years to provide our customers with continuity and consistency of product by allowing for long-term committed purchases of your product. If interested, please indicate base year and how many option periods, not to exceed four._________________ If an award were to be made based on the above requirements, would your company be able to begin supplying the product in the estimated quantities within 60 days of the contract award date? ______________________________________________________________________ If your company is not interested in participating, please respond with the reason why.� This aids our market research for future procurements. ______________________________________________________________________ VA intends to require in the solicitation that proposed products are in unit of use package sizes for all line items (90-count bottles). VA defines unit of use package sizes as follows: Unit of use package sizes must contain a child proof closure (safety cap) and a bottle with a minimum required size of 120cc volume. The safety cap must not exceed the diameter of the bottle. The bottle must have a cylindrical body and minimum of 5.75 circumference. The bottle must fit a label with a dimension of 5.25 x 2 . The 0.5 additional space is required to keep the bar code exposed and/or allow for the display of the expiration date and lot number. Please indicate if your company can provide the products above meeting these packaging requirements. _______________________________________________________________________ If your company could supply the products in this solicitation in 90-count bottles, but could not meet the unit of use requirements outlined above, please use the space below to indicate the reason and any details. This information is important as it helps the Government consider possible product issues when developing the solicitation. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ If you could provide your responses by next Friday, September 4, 2026, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me at Andrew.Cazares@va.gov if you have any questions.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$9,829
Median$25,000
High end (p75)$96,722
Comparable awards
50
Median
$25,000
Computed
Aug 31, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
PURCHASE OF BOOSTRIX PFS 0.5ML, TYPHIM VI, RABAVERT 1ML, HAVRIX TPL, HEPLISAV-B 20MCG 0.5MMCKESSON CORPORATION$25,863.68May 11, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
INV 7633644043 PR-504-000820 GUYANA CANCELLED FOR MCKESSONMCKESSON CORPORATION$19,605.60May 11, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
INV 7637193599 PR-515-000536 COSTA RICA CANCELLED FOR MCKESSONMCKESSON CORPORATION$20,501.16May 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
VOLUNTEER MEDICAL SUPPLIESMCKESSON CORPORATION$26,485.05Jul 14, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEDICAL ORDER 517-26-008MCKESSON CORPORATION$34,583.11Jul 15, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MCKESSON REGULAR AND CONTROL MEDICATIONS FOR FCI DANBURY JUNE-SEPTEMBERMCKESSON CORPORATION$393,480.34Jul 14, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MCKESSON MAT MEDICATIONS FOR FCI DANBURY JUNE-SEPTEMBER EO 14398MCKESSON CORPORATION$52,719.00Jul 29, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEDICATIONS FOR THE INMATE POPULATIONMCKESSON CORPORATION$200,000.00Aug 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CONTRACT MEDICATIONS FOR JULY FY26- FCI LORETTOMCKESSON CORPORATION$90,000.00Jun 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
Q4 FY26 MCKESSON NARCOTIC CONTRACT MEDICATIONS FOR FCI LORETTOMCKESSON CORPORATION$300.00Jun 12, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CONTRACT MEDICATIONS FCI LORETTOMCKESSON CORPORATION$202,293.29Jul 28, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FPC DULUTH FY26 MCKESSON CONTROLLED MEDICATION ORDER FOR Q3 FY26. ORDER ISSUED IN ACCORDMCKESSON CORPORATION$400.00Jul 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEDICATIONSMCKESSON CORPORATION$9,781.02Jun 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 B1 MCKESSON PHARMACY STOCK MEDICATION SEP 26MCKESSON CORPORATION$25,000.00Aug 18, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MCKESSON MAT MEDICATION JUN 26MCKESSON CORPORATION$9,876.72Jun 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 B1 MCKESSON MEDICATION JUN 26MCKESSON CORPORATION$3,334.35Jun 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 B1 MCKESSON MEDICATION JUL 26MCKESSON CORPORATION$745.43Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 B1 FSA MCKESSON MAT MEDICATION JUL 26MCKESSON CORPORATION$9,310.25Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 B1 MCKESSON CONTROLLED MEDICATIONS JUL 26MCKESSON CORPORATION$29.70Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MEDICATIONSMCKESSON CORPORATION$93,443.16Jun 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 2, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Aug 31, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.