Courier services for CACH-PHP-Surveillance & EPI Emergency Contact Investigation Operations - Over…

The Florida Department of Health issued a contract award (Contract Number C6C98C) on February 6, 2026, for courier services supporting the Escambia County Health Department's Communicable Disease Investigation Program. The primary service consists of overnight, certified epidemiological investigation courier services utilizing FedEx (Account #4498-5676-7) to transport Emergency Contact Investigation Operations materials. The contract establishes a blanket purchase order structure for as-needed courier services to be procured on a monthly invoicing basis, with a contract value of $600.00 and a performance period extending from February 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

The Department of Health's Escambia clinic operations will utilize this blanket purchase order to facilitate disease surveillance and epidemiological investigation activities requiring expedited shipping capabilities. The contract is managed by the Department of Health's Vanessa Wilson (vanessa.wilson@flhealth.gov, 850-316-2676) with local oversight by the Escambia County Health Department Finance office. Additional authorized users include Patrick Shehee and Lisha Smith. Monthly invoicing will be submitted in arrears to the Escambia County Health Department Finance department, enabling the continuation of critical contact tracing and outbreak investigation operations requiring secure, time-sensitive document and material transport.