36C25626R0057 Dry Ice and Delivery Services with a base year plus (4) yr ordering periods for the G. V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center Jackson MS 39206

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, is soliciting proposals for dry ice delivery services to support the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. The contractor must provide biweekly delivery of 40-pound dry ice pellets on Mondays and Wednesdays, along with all materials, supplies, and services necessary for ordering, delivery, and retrieval of empty containers in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including OSHA and DOT requirements. Offerors must demonstrate three years of relevant dry ice delivery experience as a prime contractor and submit current licenses and certificates. The government will evaluate proposals using a lowest-priced technically acceptable (LPTA) approach, with technical qualifications and past performance weighted equally to price in the overall evaluation. Proposals must be submitted electronically to latonya.mack@va.gov by March 10, 2026, at 11:00 AM Central Daylight Time.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% total small business set-aside, meaning only certified small business concerns are eligible to compete. The contract will be awarded on an indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-price basis with a base period running from March 15, 2026, through March 14, 2027, followed by four one-year ordering periods extending through March 14, 2030. No specific incumbent contractor or award value range is disclosed in the solicitation documents. The service will be performed at the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VAMC located at 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, with deliveries required between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM on scheduled days, and rescheduled to the next business day if the delivery date falls on a federal holiday. Contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit invoices electronically through the VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System.