Attachment-2.-Pre-Bid_-Pre-Proposal-Conference-Response-Form.pdf

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LABORATORIES, ADMINISTRATION COURIER SERVICES
Solicitation number
BPM058129
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Baltimore City, Maryland

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This document is a Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference Response Form related to a courier services solicitation issued by the Maryland Department of Health, Laboratories Administration. The contract requests scheduled pick-up, transport, and delivery of laboratory coolers, supplies, human diagnostic specimens, environmental samples, and mail between the Central Laboratory at 1770 Ashland Ave. in Baltimore and clinics throughout Regions A-F. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Google Meet. Written questions must be submitted by August 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, with bids due August 31, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Public bid opening is scheduled for September 3, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. via Google Meet. The contract is firm fixed price with a five-year term commencing August 1, 2025 through July 30, 2030 and includes no renewal options.

Minimum qualifications require bidders to demonstrate at least three years of courier experience transporting biological and environmental specimens with minimum annual revenue of $50,000 per year, emergency pick-up capability with four-hour response for Regions A-D and eight-hour response for Regions E-F, and 24/7 live dispatch telephone service. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, crime insurance with $1 million per loss coverage, workers' compensation insurance, and vehicle insurance, along with HIPAA Business Associate compliance and driver training in bloodborne pathogens. Service is provided Monday through Friday with Saturday mail service and holiday coverage as specified. Emergency pick-ups are compensated at $2.75 per mile with wait-time billing applied for delays exceeding 35 minutes. Liquidated damages apply for late arrivals, specimen loss or damage, and failure to meet emergency response timeframes. An MBE/DBE subcontracting goal of 5 percent applies. The contract contains no federal funding.

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Attachment 2. Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference Response Form

Solicitation Title:_ Laboratories Administration Courier Services Solicitation #:_OCMP-23-19723 /BPM058129 Bidder/Offeror Name:____________________________________

See the Key Information Summary Sheet for the date and time for the Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference.

August 11 , 2026 at 10:00 am local time Eastern Standard Time

Please return this form by the due date noted for the RSVP, advising whether or not your firm plans to attend. The completed form should be returned via e-mail to the Procurement Officer at the contact information below by August 10, 2026

Littia Silver, Procurement Officer MDH-Office of Contract Management and Procurement (OCMP) E-mail: littiad.silver@maryland.gov

Please indicate:

________ Yes, the following representatives will be in attendance.

Attendees (Check the IFB for limits to the number of attendees allowed):

1.

2.

3.

________ No, we will not be in attendance.

Please specify whether any reasonable accommodations are requested (see IFB § 4.1“Pre-Bid conference”):

Bidder: ______________________________________________________________________________ (Bidder Name Please Print or Type)

By: _________________________________________________________________________________ (Signature/Seal)

Printed Name: ________________________________________________________________________ (Printed Name)

Title: _______________________________________________________________________________ (Title)

Date: ______________________________________________________________________________ (Date) mailto:littiad.silver@maryland.gov

Attachment 2. Pre Bid/Proposal Conference Response Form effective date: July 2024

Directions to the Pre-Bid Conference

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Add email address and phone number of the attendees, along with the name, title, and company -

Attachment 2. Pre Bid/Proposal Conference Response Form effective date: July 2024

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