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$1,175,683,451

Department of Veterans Affairs·Department of Veterans Affairs

to MCKESSON CORPORATION

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WORK BEGAN2026-03-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-01·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_36C24026K1006_3600_36W79720D0001_3600
Award description

EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 MARCH

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Supplies pharmaceuticals to VA medical facilities nationwide through McKesson's prime vendor distribution network for fiscal year 2026.

Sub-sectors
va-pharmaceutical-supplyprime-vendor-contract
Why this matters

Ensures reliable, cost-effective drug delivery to millions of veterans across the VA health system; a critical supply-chain contract for continuity of care.

Supply-chain signal

McKesson acts as the central pharmaceutical distributor for VA; this contract signals demand for bulk pharmaceutical logistics, warehousing, and just-in-time delivery capabilities.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.002740.

Period of performance
Start
2026-03-01
End
2026-03-31
Status
expired91 days ago
Sources

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