636-16-1-5048-0005 EMERGENCY Courier Service POP 12/01/2015 - 03/31/2016

FBO NOTICE OF AWARD DUE TO SOLE SOURCE



This announcement is to provide notification of the Department of Veterans Affairs intent to enter into a sole source purchase order with The Billings Group Inc., 733 S. 15th St, Omaha, NE 68102 for an emergent service to provide courier services located at the Omaha, NE Veterans Administration.



This agreement will be for a six month period with an effective date of 01 December, 2015. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code is 492110.



Any interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities to respond to the requirement (described below), and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide service and maintenance and software upgrades. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements must provide written notification to the Contracting Officer by Wednesday, November 30th, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. local time. Information should be sent to Scott Morrison, Contracting Officer, at scott.morrison2@va.gov.



Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received by the response date the Department of Veterans Affairs will proceed with the intended agreement. All questions concerning this requirement must be in writing and submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Scott Morrison at the following email address; scott.morrison2@va.gov.



Service description



Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment, transportation, insurance, licensing, fees, fuel and tolls necessary to perform courier services to and from NWIHCS (Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System), as well as, to and from the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

Contractor to provide all labor, equipment (including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and temperature controlled coolers), dry ice, hand trucks, transportation, gasoline, insurance, and anything else needed to provide courier service for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The contractor shall supply their employees with a name badge or shirt with their name emblazoned upon it and ensure it is worn for proper identification when the contractor or contractor's employee (s) are on site at the Government facility.

The Contractor shall pick up and deliver items such as blood and blood components, laboratory specimens, laboratory transport containers, patient medical records, medical and non-medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, medical records, secure lock boxes, mail (varying in size), payroll records, radiological films, biomedical equipment, durable medical equipment, claim files, medical gases and other related items as requested. All items should be handled as confidential.

Contractor must be available for on-call/on-demand services to all 3 major sites with a 2-hour response time.



For further details about this service, see the attached statement of work (in its entirety).