6505--Lab Supplies | Radiopharm | New 5 year consolidation Lebanon & Pittsburgh - Illuccix | 595 and 646 | EDA: 10/01/2026 VLD | Status: moved to collaboration, once actionable will be assigned to Christa S, CO Cindy L (7/16/2 (VA-27-00002334)
Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24426Q0883 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 11, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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What the notice says
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4) intends to sole source a consolidated contract for Ga-68 Illucix and Ga-68 Netspot Radiopharmaceuticals for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Lebanon VA Medical Center. All work is to be completed in accordance with statement of work. This sole source contract will be solicited and negotiated with Cardinal Health,414, LLC 7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, Ohio 43017, under the authority of RFO 6.104-1 F&R Determination. See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW). The North American Industry Classific… (show all)
ation System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325412. The Small Business Administration (SBA) standard is 1300. Interested vendors that can meet this requirement shall identify their interest and capability, and respond to this notice by 08/14/2026 by 10:00 AM EST. Interested vendors must send a capability statement, no more than one page in length; to include Company Name, ueiSAM Number, Socioeconomic Category, brief description of your business entities capability to handle this project at Lebanon and Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers. This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes only. No solicitation will be made available. This is NOT a request for quotations. All information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be sent via email to the Contracting Specialist at christa.stine@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Contracting will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Cardinal Health, 414, LLC. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Title of Project: Illucix (Gallium 68 PSMA-11) and NETSPOT (Ga-68 Dotatate) for Lebanon and Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers Nuclear Medicine Program. Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide timely delivery of name brand only radiopharmaceuticals in the form of Illucix (Gallium 68 PSMA-11) and NETSPOT (Ga-68 Dotatate) to Lebanon and Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers as defined in this statement of need. The distributor must be located within the 68 minute half-life of the Radiopharmaceutical to each facility. Background: Lebanon and Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers have a need to establish a contract for delivery and inventory management of name brand only radiopharmaceutical, Illucix (Gallium 68 PSMA-11) and NETSPOT (Ga-68 Dotatate) for their Nuclear Medicine program. Contractors who supply products from non-High Enriched Uranium sources (non-HEU) are preferred. Illucix is an advanced radioactive PET imaging tracer that is designed to help detect the presence of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) cancer cells in the body. Type of Contract: Firm-fixed priced, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Sole Source: Cardinal Health is the only distributor within the 68 minute half-life of the Radiopharmaceutical to each Lebanon and Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers. Period of performance: The government is requesting a period of performance beginning October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2031. General Requirements: 1. Contractor shall be able to provide an adequate supply of product to meet the requirements of the Lebanon and Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers. 2. Contractor shall provide a barcode labeled insert to allow scanning data into existing nuclear medicine information management system (NMIS) or other dose tracking system. Contractor product barcode system shall be compatible with Nuclear Medicine Information Systems (NMIS) in general. 3. Contractor shall hold a current unrevoked NRC and/or agreement state radioactive materials license, which in addition to other license conditions, would allow for the receipt and disposal of radioactive material, and FDA license to produce and distribute radiopharmaceuticals for human administration, and be able to provide a copy of their radioactive material license with their proposal. 4. Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer Representative, upon any action by the NRC or an agreement state and/or FDA to suspend or modify the radioactive materials license. 5. Contractor shall meet all Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Transportation, FDA, OSHA and all other agency rules and regulations (Federal and State), and must maintain all applicable certifications throughout the performance of contract. 6. Contractor shall provide evidence of special driver s licenses (competency) due to transporting hazardous materials. Contractor shall meet all Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Transportation, F.D.A., OSHA and all other agency rules and regulations (Federal and State). 7. Contractor shall perform all quality control procedures as required by Federal and State regulatory agencies prior to shipment. Contractor shall test all products for Quality Control at an agreed upon frequency and only those products that pass QC measurements may be sent to the VA. This testing shall be performed at no cost to the VA. The contractor will provide a detailed description of the test upon request. 8. Contractor shall pick up scheduled items, used and unused, for proper disposal at no cost to the Government. 9.Contractor shall accept returns for credit under the following conditions: Product(s) shipped in error. Product(s) damaged in shipment Concealed shipping damages Recalled product(s) Outdated products in unopened, original container (specifically authorized for return by manufacturer). 10. Contractor/supplier shall abide by (CFR 10) Title Code of Federal Regulations, which states: A Licensee may use for medical use only: a. By-product material manufactured, labeled, packaged, and distributed in accordance with a license issued pursuant to the regulations in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 35 and the equivalent regulations of an Agreement State. b. Reagent kits that have been manufactured, labeled, packed and distributed in accordance with the approval by the Commission pursuant to S32.73 or an Agreement State under equivalent regulations for the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals for medical use. 11. Contractor must adhere to the provisions of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the National Standards to Protect the Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information (PHI) as required by complying with rules governing the security, use and disclosure of protected health information by covered entities, including the Department of Veteran Affairs. 12. Any proposed substitution of product shall have the written approval of the VA Nuclear Medicine Service and the Contracting Officer or his/her designee. 13. Any defective or inferior products shall be replaced within the timeline specified at no cost to the VA. This includes damage during transit and will be the responsibility of the contractor to contact the POC and contracting officer within 24 hours after loss or damage of materials known by the contractor. The contractor shall be responsible for initiating action to replace all damaged or missing material at no additional cost to the government. 14. All radiopharmaceuticals shall be delivered in ready-to-use unit dose form in lead shield containers and plastic shrink wrap fitted at union of the container cap and base to ensure untampered seal. Product information must include supplier s source of radiopharmaceuticals, package inserts, results of quality control testing performed by supplier and copies of supplier s license at no additional cost. 15. All radiopharmaceuticals shall be calibrated and labeled with the patients name, concentration, calibration, time, total volume, total activity, lot number and prescription number. 16. No overage charges will be accepted. Any cost to replace damaged or incorrect products wi
Who won similar work
22 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)), same product/service code (PSC) 6505 and NAICS 325412.
Single-winner award sizes (22): middle half $467K to $2.5M, median $1.2M; range $121K to $4.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC · $CAH · $226.8B | 10 | $17.1M | Oct 2, 2026 |
| EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 9 | $14.6M | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 1 | $2.0M | Jan 6, 2026 |
| PETNET SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $568K | Apr 14, 2025 |
| PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1 | $433K | Nov 12, 2025 |
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.
- $CAH reported $226.8B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 22 past awards, $1.2M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 2, 2026CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC$4.6M6505--Lab Supplies | Radiopharm | New 5 year consolidation Lebanon & Pittsburgh - Illuccix | 595 and 646 | EDA: 10/01/2026 VLD | Status: moved to collaboration, once actionable will be assigned to Chr
- Oct 1, 2026CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC$638K6505--Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Radiopharmaceutical
- Sep 2, 2026CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC$3.6M6505--Lab Supplies | Radiopharm | 5-Year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
- Jul 25, 2026CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC$3.6M6505--Lab Supplies | Radiopharm | 5-Year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
- Apr 2, 2026CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC$2.7M6505--Intent to Sole Source | Xofigo RA-223 | Brand Name Only 5 YR-Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Stations (646, 642, 595)
- Feb 12, 2026EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$249K6505--Specialty Pharmaceutical Lenalidomide FAR Part 8 FSS - LPTA
- Feb 12, 2026EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$127K6505--Specialty Pharmaceutical Lenalidomide FAR Part 8 FSS - LPTA
- Feb 12, 2026EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$2.0M6505--Specialty Pharmaceutical Lenalidomide FAR Part 8 FSS - LPTA
- Feb 12, 2026EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$3.4M6505--Specialty Pharmaceutical Lenalidomide FAR Part 8 FSS - LPTA
- Feb 12, 2026EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC$1.0M6505--Specialty Pharmaceutical Lenalidomide FAR Part 8 FSS - LPTA
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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
- $45K 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
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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.