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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 20, 2019 FBO #6448
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- Sheridan Courier Service

Notice Date

7/18/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

492110 — Couriers and Express Delivery Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office;NCO 19;6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300;Greenwood Village CO 80111
 

ZIP Code

80111
 

Solicitation Number

36C25919Q0470
 

Response Due

7/31/2019
 

Archive Date

9/29/2019
 

Point of Contact

ian.boettcher@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE / RQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND/OR QUOTE. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Systems Network (VISN) 19 and the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 are performing market research to determine if there are sufficient numbers of qualified (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; (2) Veteran Owned Small Business; or (3) Small Business to set aside a Firm Fixed Price requirement for Courier Services for the VA Sheridan (WY) Health Care System to include 8 supported clinics. The Government will use responses to this notice to help make the appropriate acquisition strategy decision. The following 8 locations (all in WY) will be covered: Afton, Casper, Cody, Evanston, Gillette, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland. The contractor shall provide regularly scheduled pickups of a variety of items, including but not limited to: packaged lab specimens, medical equipment/supplies, mail, soiled/clean linen, general supplies, etc. between the VA locations listed herein and the parent facility in Sheridan, WY. In addition to the scheduled weekday pickup/delivery, there may be other non-scheduled delivery requests. Occasionally a one-time delivery may be requested to a location other than a VA facility. Deliveries will fit easily into a small van or utility vehicle. Contractor shall receive items from the Sheridan VA and the associated clinics, sign a receipt therefore, and transport and deliver the same in like condition to the destination marked on each item as designated by the VA and clinics. VA reserves the right to use VA and Federal contract providers for transport as needed. ITEMS TO BE TRANSPORTED Pickup and delivery of items including but not limited to: Specimen containers, either an Igloo style ice-chest Styrofoam container, or pressure tested outer shipping vessels conforming to IATA regulations. They will be marked DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS AND TAGGED FOR IDENTIFICATION. Office or medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and/or equipment weighing less than 35 pounds per box Paper documents including medical records in a sealed confidential envelope secured in a locked mail bag Soiled laundry items Clean laundry items Occasional items weighing over 35 pounds Biological specimens, i.e. body fluids (blood, urine and stool), will be properly packaged by Government or contracted laboratory personnel for transportation and will be placed in the container. All items must be transported in accordance with all local, state and federal regulations. Including any specified regulations for dangerous goods or bio-hazardous materials. All efforts shall be made to assure that all items are delivered without spoilage/damage from temperature conditions, rough handling and/or negligence. Some of the items are boxed in large plastic reusable containers that shall be returned to VA. Some boxes may be of odd dimensions, for example, those containing crutches, canes, florescent light bulbs, and paper supplies. No items shall weigh more than 35 lbs., unless specifically discussed and accepted by the Contractor in advance. SPECIFICATIONS Pickup schedules will be established by written order of the COR. Monday through Thursday No pickup on Fridays, Federal Holidays or the work day preceding a Federal Holiday All interested firms shall submit a response demonstrating their capabilities regarding the above requirement. As stipulated in FAR 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract shall be solely with the Government discretion. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a service disabled veteran owned small business, a veteran owned small business, or any other type of small business business. The NAICS code to be used for this acquisition is 492110 (Couriers & Express Delivery Services) is applicable to this acquisition, and the size standard is 1500 Employees. The Government reserves the right to consider all types of small business set-asides based upon responses hereto for any subsequent acquisition. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources-sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources-sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government s evaluation of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small businesses, or any small business designation (e.g. SDVOSB, HUB Zone, 8(a), WOSB, VOSB, etc). All prospective vendors must be registered and current within the System for Award Management (SAM). Visit www.sam.gov for details. In addition, all SDVOSBs and VOSBs must be registered and verified within VetBiz. Visit www.vetbiz.gov for details. All responses must be received by 7-31-2019 at 3:30 pm MT POC for this notice is Ian Boettcher / ian.boettcher@va.gov NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (18-JUL-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VARMCCC/VARMCCC/36C25919Q0470/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Sheridan VA Health Care Systerm;1898 Fort Rd.;Sheridan, WY

Zip Code: 82801

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05374136-F 20190720/190718230028 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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