The Department of Veterans Affairs has a requirement for Pharmaceutical Reverse Distribution Services For All CMOP Facilities.

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• The purpose of this solicitation is to establish one contract with a reverse distributor with destruction capability, hereafter referred to as the Contractor, capable of assisting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), in achieving maximum credit return and in processing any related pharmaceutical waste that may arise out of non-returnable pharmaceuticals. The Government’s need for on-site and off-site processing function is imperative to assure optimum inventory control and to minimize the violation of laws and regulations, especially in the area of pharmaceutical waste disposal. The contractor shall be compliant with all applicable regulations related to hazardous waste handling.
• It is the intent that an efficient returns processing method where expired pharmaceuticals shipped to a
  centralized reverse distributor will reduce total costs in the health care system Returns to be processed will cover expired pharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals due to be expire within 120 days from authorized agencies approved to participate in the VA’s Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor (PPV) program. Contractor shall only accept OTCs and pharmaceutical products including unit dose and partial bottles any other products will be returned to the facility by the Contractor at the expense of the facility.