This single-award IDV was issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 to Cardinal Messenger, L.L.C. for laboratory/pathology courier services. Set aside as a total small business opportunity, the contract has a potential value of $20M and a period of performance through January 2025.
The IDV aims to procure courier services for transporting laboratory specimens and pathology samples between VA medical centers and commercial laboratories within VISN 6. Likely places of performance include major VA health care facilities and their servicing commercial diagnostic labs across the region. As the Department operates one of the largest integrated health care systems in the United States, on-time delivery of lab samples is critical for timely medical care and treatment of enrolled Veterans.
The awarded IDV establishes a vehicle by which the VA can issue firm-fixed price task orders on an as-needed basis for laboratory transport, with the prime contractor responsible for providing vehicles, drivers, equipment, and logistics management over the life of the contract. Details on routes, frequencies, and specimen types would be outlined in individual task orders. The single awardee structure streamlines ordering while still leveraging the small business set aside goals.
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