Attachment 1: Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

Effective Date: 01/15/2026 Revision: 03

Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.202, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ Combined Synopsis/ Solicitation 36C24226Q0378.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular eff. FAC 2026-01 (eff. 03/13/2026) FAR Deviation NOV 2025 (eff. 11/19/2025).

This solicitation is set-aside for 100% Total Small Business Set Aside – Requirements Contract.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services, with a Small Business size standard of 1,500 employees.

The FSC/PSC is R602 Support – Administrative: Courier/Messenger.

The Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 2 James J. Peters VA Medical 130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468 is seeking Courier Services for Tissue Typing and Immunogenetic Lab Services, Kidney Tissue Biopsies, and specialized medical equipment that ensure liability of organ and tissue transportation. The Contractor must provide timely, secure, and compliant transport of biological materials, organs, blood, and transplant-related equipment. The contractor must be available 24/7/365, this includes weekends and federal holidays. The contractor must also be capable of responding to both scheduled and unscheduled critical requests with no delays.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

Services

Price/Cost Schedule

A separate Price/Cost Schedule document is attached as a separate document.

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

The Performance Work Statement is attached as a separate document.

Performance Period https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-12#FAR_12_202

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The contract period of performance is for five years, with an estimated start date of 06/01/2026 and an ultimate completion date 05/31/2031.

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

The following solicitation provisions and clause apply to this acquisition:

1. FAR 52.212-1, “Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Products and Commercial

Services” (SEP 2023) (DEVIATION OCT 2025) All communication regarding this solicitation must be done via email. Telephonic calls will not be accepted.

Questions and clarifications must be submitted by email to Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov no later than March 26, 2026, by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Any questions must be submitted by 03/26/2026 to allow time for written responses to be posted publicly.

The following provision is incorporated into 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_1 (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal

Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017)

52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration (NOV 2024)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984) (DEVIATION NOV 2025) Fill in: Requirements 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. (FEB 2024)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020)

Fill in: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 48 CFR Chapter 1 Fill In: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) and 48 CFR Chapter 8

852.215-72 Notice of Intent to Re-solicit (OCT 2019) 852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (JAN

2008) As prescribed in 852.102(a), insert the following provision:

The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror mailto:Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_1 http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp

Effective Date: 01/15/2026 Revision: 03 or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.

All quoters MUST submit the following:

1. Capability statement demonstrating technical capability to meet all the requirements of PWS and this solicitation. Must include documentation of licenses, certifications, and training as indicated in the PWS.

2. Past Performance.

3. Price Schedule.

4. VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for

Services and Construction.

All quotes shall be sent to the NCO 2 Contracting Officer Mariangie Rivera at Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov.

Evaluation Approach.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Award may be based upon a comparative evaluation of quotes in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of RFO FAR 12. Quotations will be compared to one another to determine which provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to consider a quotation other than the lowest price that provides additional benefit(s). Quotations may exceed minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to select a quotation that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum requirements of the solicitation but is not required to do so. Each response must meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotations.

“Evaluations of Options" FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services:

For purposes of award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services as follows: The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be those rates in effect under the contract each time an option is exercised under this clause. The evaluation will therefore assume that the https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_2 mailto:Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-12

Effective Date: 01/15/2026 Revision: 03 addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.

2. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(NOV 2021) (DEVIATION OCT 2025): In accordance with RFO FAR 12.201-1 and FAR 12.201-2 when appropriate, the contracting officer may (1) Insert the provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in solicitations for commercial products or commercial services.

The following are the decision factors:

(1) Technical Capability to meet the Government’s requirement as stated in the

PWS:

The quotation will be evaluated to the extent to which it can meet and/or exceed the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation instructions and based on the information requested in the instructions to quoters section of the solicitation. No more than 10 Pages.

(2) Price:

The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum. The prices offered will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.

(3) Past Performance:

The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with a quoter’s likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation’s requirements as indicated by the quoter’s record of past performance. The past performance evaluation may be based on the contracting officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired; Customer surveys, and past performance questionnaire replies, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at http://www.cpars.gov/, or any other reasonable basis.

(4) VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction. If seeking preference, then the Contractor must also include a copy of the Certification Clause as a separate document.

3. RFO FAR 52.212-3 is RESERVED.

Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://sam.gov/.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_2 https://sam.gov/

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4. FAR 52.212-4, “Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Products and Commercial Services” (NOV 2023) (DEVIATION OCT 2025)

The following provision is incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this solicitation:

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_2 (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023) 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements. (JAN 2017) 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance (OCT 2018)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations.

(NOV 2015) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.216-18 Ordering (AUG 2020) Fill in: 06/01/2026 through 05/31/2031 52.216-19 Order Limitations (OCT 1995) Fill in: (a) $1,000.00 (b)(1) $150,000.00, (2) $150,000.00,

(3) 30 Days (d) 30 Days 52.216-21 Requirements (OCT 1995) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

Fill in: 05/31/2031 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns. (OCT 2022) (DEVIATION NOV 2025) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns. (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION

NOV 2025)

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003) (DEVIATION NOV 2025) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards. (AUG 2018) (DEVIATION NOV

2025) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (MAY 2014) https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/Vers5SCAIndex.pdf https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_2 http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/Vers5SCAIndex.pdf

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52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts). (AUG 2018)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706. (JAN 2022)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024)

52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (APR 1984) Fill in: 05/31/2027, 05/31/2027

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

(MAR 2023)

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) (DEVIATION NOV 2025) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

As prescribed in 33.205-9(b), insert the following clause:

United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract.

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

(JAN 2025) (DEVIATION OCT 2025)

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order

14026 (JAN 2022) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020) Fill-In: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 48 CFR Chapter 1

Fill-In: VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) and 48 CFR Chapter 8 852.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Representative (DEC 2022) 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2018).

852.204-70 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (MAY 2020)

(DEVIATION FEB 2026)

852.204-72 Personnel Vetting and Credentialing (MARCH 2026) 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small

Business Evaluation Factors.

852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments.

852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting – Certificate of

Compliance for Services and Construction (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) 852.239-70 Security Requirements for Information Technology Resources (FEB

2023) 852.242-71 Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020)

To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

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"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

Quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s), if any.

Submission of your response shall be received not later than March 31, 2026, by 12:00PM PM at Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov. A complete package as stated in this solicitation must be submitted and received by response due date and time.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Point of Contact listed below.

Point of Contact Contract specialist Mariangie Rivera, e-mail address: Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov.

mailto:Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov mailto:Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov

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