diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
index ec665142073..54fe210e35d 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ def map_openai_params(
                 if bedrock_tier in ("default", "flex", "priority"):
                     optional_params["serviceTier"] = {"type": bedrock_tier}
 
-            if param == "web_search_options" and value and isinstance(value, dict):                                                                                 
+            if param == "web_search_options" and isinstance(value, dict):
                 grounding_tool = self._map_web_search_options(value, model)                                                                                         
                 if grounding_tool is not None:                                                                                                                      
                     optional_params = self._add_tools_to_optional_params(                                                                                           
@@ -1041,10 +1041,16 @@ def _process_tools_and_beta(
             user_betas = get_anthropic_beta_from_headers(headers)
             anthropic_beta_list.extend(user_betas)
 
-        # Filter out tool search tools - Bedrock Converse API doesn't support them
+        # Separate pre-formatted Bedrock tools (e.g. systemTool from web_search_options)
+        # from OpenAI-format tools that need transformation via _bedrock_tools_pt
         filtered_tools = []
+        pre_formatted_tools: List[ToolBlock] = []
         if original_tools:
             for tool in original_tools:
+                # Already-formatted Bedrock tools (e.g. systemTool for Nova grounding)
+                if "systemTool" in tool:
+                    pre_formatted_tools.append(tool)
+                    continue
                 tool_type = tool.get("type", "")
                 if tool_type in (
                     "tool_search_tool_regex_20251119",
@@ -1076,6 +1082,9 @@ def _process_tools_and_beta(
             # No computer use tools, process all tools as regular tools
             bedrock_tools = _bedrock_tools_pt(filtered_tools)
 
+        # Append pre-formatted tools (systemTool etc.) after transformation
+        bedrock_tools.extend(pre_formatted_tools)
+
         # Set anthropic_beta in additional_request_params if we have any beta features
         # ONLY apply to Anthropic/Claude models - other models (e.g., Qwen, Llama) don't support this field
         # and will error with "unknown variant anthropic_beta" if included
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 9ded0c773c8..9d528366e83 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 2.2.0 and should not be changed by hand.
+# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 2.1.4 and should not be changed by hand.
 
 [[package]]
 name = "a2a-sdk"
@@ -5686,6 +5686,24 @@ pytest = ">=6.2.5"
 [package.extras]
 dev = ["pre-commit", "pytest-asyncio", "tox"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pytest-retry"
+version = "1.7.0"
+description = "Adds the ability to retry flaky tests in CI environments"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
+groups = ["dev"]
+files = [
+    {file = "pytest_retry-1.7.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a2dac85b79a4e2375943f1429479c65beb6c69553e7dae6b8332be47a60954f4"},
+    {file = "pytest_retry-1.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f8d52339f01e949df47c11ba9ee8d5b362f5824dff580d3870ec9ae0057df80f"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+pytest = ">=7.0.0"
+
+[package.extras]
+dev = ["black", "flake8", "isort", "mypy"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "python-dateutil"
 version = "2.9.0.post0"
@@ -5722,9 +5740,9 @@ name = "python-multipart"
 version = "0.0.22"
 description = "A streaming multipart parser for Python"
 optional = true
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
+python-versions = ">=3.10"
 groups = ["main"]
-markers = "extra == \"proxy\""
+markers = "python_version >= \"3.10\" and extra == \"proxy\""
 files = [
     {file = "python_multipart-0.0.22-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2b2cd894c83d21bf49d702499531c7bafd057d730c201782048f7945d82de155"},
     {file = "python_multipart-0.0.22.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7340bef99a7e0032613f56dc36027b959fd3b30a787ed62d310e951f7c3a3a58"},
@@ -8472,4 +8490,4 @@ utils = ["numpydoc"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.9,<4.0"
-content-hash = "73b5e1ab0badbee6c564d5e056e4f9c320c2f722bf176ce97d42e77110e37d60"
+content-hash = "19a339dd5b4c21a06f7b725361a2e2692c05c56fa47e71513c5712dbdec7f61d"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c3ab08ce02..f2eee212394 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ orjson = {version = "^3.9.7", optional = true}
 apscheduler = {version = "^3.10.4", optional = true}
 fastapi-sso = { version = "^0.16.0", optional = true }
 PyJWT = { version = "^2.10.1", optional = true, python = ">=3.9" }
-python-multipart = { version = "^0.0.22", optional = true}
+python-multipart = { version = "^0.0.22", optional = true, python = ">=3.10"}
 cryptography = {version = "*", optional = true}
 prisma = {version = "0.11.0", optional = true}
 azure-identity = {version = "^1.15.0", optional = true, python = ">=3.9"}