Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 16, 2026·Responses due Oct 21, 2026

6505--Sodium Bicarbonate Injection Vial Restricted to Made in America

Veterans Affairs · NAC PHARMACEUTICALS (36E797)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325412
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36E79726R0041
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6505
Place
Not stated
Contact
Not stated
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36E79726R0041 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 16, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 30, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027, middle of the range Nov 18, 2026.
Measured from 403 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 325412 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 16, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA Enterprise Procurement Office intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) 36E79726R0041 for a restricted procurement for Sodium Bicarbonate Injection Vials, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (inclusive of Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacies (CMOPs) and Option 2 State Veterans Homes (SVH)), Department of Defense (DoD) (inclusive of Tricare Mail Order Pharmacies (TMOPs)), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Indian Health Service (IHS), and Federal Health Care Center (FHCC). VA proposes to solicit for and award a firm-fixed requirements-type contract for sodium bicar… (show all)

bonate for injection (sodium bicarbonate) that is limited to suppliers with product manufactured in the United States in accordance with FAR 6.103-3 Industrial Mobilization: engineering, developmental, or research capability: or expert services. 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 an NDC number that is unique to the offeror. 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. VA labels must be able to securely adhere on top of the successful offeror/contractor s label. Glass bottles ARE acceptable. All tablets/capsules/carton/bottles must be compatible with automated dispensing units (Baxter ATC Canisters, Opti-fill, etc.) Solicitation # 36E79726R0041 will be electronically issued in commercial item format in accordance with FAR Part 12 on or about October 21, 2026, with a tentative closing date of November 18, 2026. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325412. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at 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 Contracting Opportunities at SAM.gov 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 Teresa.Hussain@va.gov. The estimated annual requirements are as follows: REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION ITEM DESCRIPTION PACKAGE SIZE (VIALS) TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL USAGE (Bottles) 1 SODIUM BICARBONATE 84MG/ML INJ, 50ML VIAL 1 65,587

Who won similar work

79 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 325412.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GOLDEN STATE MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.26$320.5MSep 15, 2026
EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC7$209.8MMar 5, 2026
XLCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC6$144.4MMar 9, 2026
AVKARE LLC6$134.0MJul 22, 2026
RADHA PHARMACEUTICALS INC6$69.3MApr 17, 2026
PFIZER INC · $PFE2$120.9MApr 29, 2025
SEQIRUS USA INC2$82.6MDec 15, 2025
DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC. · $RDY2$38.9MJan 9, 2026
SOLCO HEALTHCARE US LLC2$21.5MJun 18, 2026
MARLEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC2$10.3MMay 22, 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.

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Competitive landscape

For the 8 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
  • $61K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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
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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.

  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 3 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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