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$1,191,348,081

Department of Veterans Affairs·Department of Veterans Affairs

to MCKESSON CORPORATION

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WORK BEGAN2026-04-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-29·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_36C24026K1007_3600_36W79720D0001_3600
Award description

EXPRESS REPORT: PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR (PPV)FY2026 APRIL

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

VA pharmaceutical supply contract with McKesson for April 2026 drug distribution to veteran medical facilities.

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

Prime vendor contracts ensure reliable, cost-effective medication access across the VA's nationwide hospital and clinic network serving 9+ million veterans.

Supply-chain signal

McKesson's role as PPV consolidates VA drug procurement through a single distributor, affecting upstream pharma manufacturers and downstream VA pharmacy operations.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-31. Cost: $0.002675.

Period of performance
Start
2026-04-01
End
2026-04-30
Status
expired41 days ago
Sources

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