Amendment 36C25925Q0359 0001 RMR Courier.pdf

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36C259

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300

Greenwood Village CO 80111

36C259

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300

Greenwood Village CO 80111

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25925Q0359

08-05-2025

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Wednesday, August 13th, 10:00am CT

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This Request for Quote (RFQ) amendment 0001 for Courier Services for Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center and

Outlying VA Clinics is to answer vendor questions pertaining to the RFQ.

a. See the following pages for a list of Vendor Questions and Answers.

b. Quote due date extended. Quotes are due by Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:00am CT.

Juanita Street

Contracting Officer

Courier for Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center and outlying VA Clinics

Vendor Questions and Answers

1. Whether there is a scheduled review date or procedural timeline after which the set-aside might be released to other small businesses, should no qualifying Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Small Business (SDVOSB) bids be received.

There is no scheduled review date or procedural timeline currently. Any changes to the solicitation will be posted as an RFQ amendment to contracting opportunities.

2. Can you please reupload the attachment or provide amplifying information?

The solicitation document (word document) can be downloaded from contracting opportunities.

There are no additional attachments or information. NCO 19 will upload a pdf copy along with this amendment.

3. Can you send me the solicitation documents for solicitation 36C25925Q0359?

A word copy of the solicitation can be downloaded from Contracting Opportunities. NCO 19 will upload a pdf copy of the solicitation to contracting opportunities along with this amendment.

4. What is the percentage of unscheduled courier runs that occur after hours, weekends and holidays?

15% of courier runs are unscheduled after hours/weekends/holidays.

5. Can a surcharge be applied to deliveries made outside of normal working hours?

Any cost must be calculated in the quote that is provided, there can be no surcharges outside of the contract.

6. Will the contractor be responsible for tolls associated with the routes?

If tolls are going to be used in the standard route, then those costs must be calculated and added into the final quote. The Government will not pay for tolls if a driver decides to use a toll route on one of their deliveries.

7. Is there any anticipation of location changes to include additions and/or closures?

As of this time the Government is not aware of any additions and/or closures, but any future additions and/or closures will be accomplished via a contract modification.

8. What is needed to qualify or apply?

This solicitation is 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside.

Offerors SDVOSB status must be certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Offerors who are self-certified and not certified by the SBA will not be considered. Companies that are not

SDVOSBs will not be considered. The instructions to offerors (including the addendum to instructions to offerors) and addendum to evaluation commercial items address what is needed to qualify and what information must be provided. All this information can be found in the posted

RFQ/solicitation.

9. If not brand new, could you please provide the current / previous contract number?

36C25920D0078

10. What was the cost of the final full option of the previous contract?

This information is proprietary and cannot be disclosed.

11. How many drivers/vehicles are currently used to service the current contract?

This information is proprietary and cannot be disclosed.

12. What is the vehicle size currently servicing this location?

This information is proprietary and cannot be disclosed.

13. The SOW indicates 100 cubic feet of storage is required for transportation. Is this true for all routes (A.B, C, and D), or is one or multiple routes/sites higher volume than others?

This is the average storage space required, some routes will require less and some will require more. The maximum storage space required will be 145 cubic feet.

14. Who is the incumbent contractor for this requirement?

DALYWORKS LLC

15. Can we schedule an onsite visit to the relevant VA facilities?

No, onsite visits are not permitted for this requirement/procurement.

16. Any OSHA requirements?

Yes, in accordance with the statement of work (included in the solicitation) All etiological samples must be transported in accordance with all Federal, State, and local regulations. Also, contract drivers must submit evidence of annual training on the OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens

Standard.

17. What container sizes are required, and will the contractor be responsible for providing them?

As stated in the statement of work (included in the solicitation) Government will provide all containers to couriers that are lockable. Contractor shall not be responsible for providing any containers. Contractors shall only be responsible for pickup, delivery and transport services. The sizes of the Government provided containers can be found in the statement of work.

18. Are these routes connected or separate?

The route schedule is provided in the statement of work. If offerors have a more efficient way to meet the schedule, then offerors can provide those routes in their quote.

19. Any temperature regulations?

The Government will pack the items according to its temperature requirement. The courier drivers do not have to abide by any temperature requirements/standards.

20. What is the average number of unscheduled trips the current courier is making?

This information on the current courier contract is proprietary and cannot be disclosed. The average unscheduled trips have already been estimated by the medical facility and are stated in the price schedule.

21. What type of vehicle is used for all the routes?

This information is proprietary and cannot be disclosed.