****- 763- 26- 2- 228- **** - Lancaster CMOP Low to Medium Volume TCA and Sorting Loops Project ( VA- 26- ****) - THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) Dallas Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy ( CMOP) in Lancaster, Texas, operates a high volume, automated prescription fulfillment environment supporting more than 1
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This is a Sources Sought announcement for chemical and pharmaceutical products manufacturing machinery, specifically a new, fully integrated tablet and capsule automation (TCA) system and a redesigned loop sorter area for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dallas Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) in Lancaster, Texas. The goal is to maintain and expand production capacity, improve safety, and replace aging automation. The new TCA system will automate dispensing for low to medium volume prescriptions, requiring capabilities like automated labeling, accurate dispensing, imaging, weighing, capping, sealing, routing, and robust audit trails. The system must achieve specific throughput and accuracy rates, and incorporate patient safety safeguards. The project also includes designing and installing a new loop sorter area to handle combined throughput from all TCA equipment, with new conveyors and integration with existing systems. The contractor will act as the systems integrator, responsible for full design, software development, hardware installation, testing, and documentation, including cybersecurity compliance and integration with VA IT environments. A rigorous testing and acceptance process is required. This announcement is for market research purposes only, and no contract will be awarded based on responses. Vendors are required to provide specific information regarding their manufacturing capabilities, authorization from manufacturers, manufacturing location, and ability to meet the requirements outlined in the PWS. Responses are due by May 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM CT via email to ***@***. *. * sources must include their company's POC, SAM Unique ID, capability statement, and relevant past performance history.
Vendors are required to address the following questions to be considered a viable source for future needs: Are you a manufacturer of the items being requested yes or no if not the manufacturer: identify the manufacturer can you provide a letter of authorization from the manufacturer showing you are a authorized distributor of the manufacturer yes or no where are the requested items manufactured can you meet the requirements described in the attached pws tca system installation yes or no any responses to this sources sought must include answers to all of the above questions in order to adequately assess the capabilities of the marketplace in relation to the requirements of this procurement.