Q517--Pharmacy Compounded Sterile Preparation (CSP) Contingency | VISN 15 | Mission Critical |
Veterans Affairs · 255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25526R0023 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This is a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. This is not a request for proposal, quotation, or bid.� The Network Contracting Office 15 (NCO15), 3450 S 4th Street | Leavenworth, KS 66048 intends to issue a solicitation for an unrestricted procurement, single award, VISN-wide Indefinite Delivery/Requirements Contract. The contract will cover the provision of hazardous and non-hazardous compounded intravenous products and associated supplies, including medications, diluents, fluids, IV tubing, closed system drug transfer devices, and other compounding and administration items deemed necessary. All ste… (show all)
rile products shall be aseptically compounded based on patient-specific orders and in accordance with USP 797, USP 800, Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The contractor shall ensure proper delivery, handling, and storage conditions during shipment, including segregation and labeling for hazardous versus non-hazardous compounds. The contractor will also be required to provide and annually update the VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) Assessment Guide for Compounded Sterile Preparations. The NAICS Code is 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, NAICS Size Standard 1300 employees. The Product Service Code is Q517 Pharmacy Services. All potential vendors MUST be registered and active in the SAM. The solicitation will be issued electronically and will be available only via the Contract Opportunities / System for Award Management website www.sam.gov. No fax bid packages shall be accepted. The solicitation will be publicized on or about February 6, 2026. No phone, fax or email inquiries will be taken for this Pre-Solicitation Notice
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (255-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 15 (36C255)), same NAICS 325412.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $814K to $1.1M, median $892K; range $737K to $1.4M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 2 | $1.6M | Aug 21, 2026 |
| SOFIE Co. DULLES 20166 | 1 | $1.4M | Jan 12, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Aug 21, 2026Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$892K6505--ME/ New Pluvicto Theronastic Therapy Radiopharmaceuticals/STL(VA-26-00053903) 657-26-4-1642-0063No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 12, 2026SOFIE Co. DULLES 20166$1.4M6505--36C25526D0024 PET/CT Doses - KC VAMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 11, 2025Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$737K6505--Pluvicto, STL 36C255-25-AP-0008No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.