# SPECIAL 1st Fill Pharmacy

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26324q0394

- Solicitation number: 36C26324Q0394
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Palisade-Heritage Joint Venture Ii, LLC for $60,000.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Network Contract Office 23 (36C263)
- NAICS: 524292 Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
- Product or service code: Q517 Pharmacy Services
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Fargo
- County: Cass County (FIPS 38017). https://abierto.us/counties/cass-county-nd-38017
- City: Fargo. https://abierto.us/cities/fargo-nd-3825700
- First posted: February 13, 2024
- Last posted: May 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/20dcd4455fab41f883dab68c957f8b60/view

## Description

Special First Fill Testing for Fargo Health Care System This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested. Solicitation number 36C26324Q0349 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-01. This procurement is set-aside for Small Businesses. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 456110 with a size standard of $37.5 Million.

The VA anticipates one firm fixed price contract award to provide Special First Fill to Fargo VA Health Care System, 2101 Elm Street N. Fargo, ND. 58102 The Period of Performance for Special First Fill is 03/01/2024 02/28/2025. FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 apply to this procurement and are included within the attached solicitation document. Additional requirements are listed within the attached solicitation document. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition.

Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Steve Ashby, Contract Specialist, at steve.ashby@va.gov no later than 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 02/15/2023. Quotes are due to the Contracting Office by 10:00am CST, 02/16/2024. Quotes are required to be emailed to steve.ashby@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing. Contact Steve Ashby, Contract Specialist, at steve.ashby@va.gov for information regarding the solicitation.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Palisade-Heritage Joint Venture Ii, LLC (UEI F31VUCD86KL6)
- Contract: 36C26324P0427, purchase order
- Obligated: $140,182.06
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: award number 36C26324P0427 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C263 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C26324P0427_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 13, 2024: Presolicitation, due February 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 0ce0aafdd54d4b51a2b8d35e63362b2b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0ce0aafdd54d4b51a2b8d35e63362b2b/view
- May 2, 2024: Award notice. Notice 20dcd4455fab41f883dab68c957f8b60. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/20dcd4455fab41f883dab68c957f8b60/view

## Points of contact

- Steve Ashby, Contracting Officer, steve.ashby@va.gov, 319-887-4935 x63-4935

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