8135 shipping containers

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking small businesses capable of providing recyclable shipping containers in two sizes to transport veteran patients' medications from its Southwestern CMOP facility in Tucson, Arizona. The containers must be made from kraft board grade 200B with a tear away zipper and maintain a temperature at or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit for 48 hours as verified by third-party testing. Responses are due by September 12, 2023 and must include company points of contact, SAM registration number, and business size designation.

The procurement is set aside for total small business. The notice seeks 6,912 small boxes every Tuesday and 5,184 every Thursday as well as 3,328 medium boxes monthly. The small container measures 11 1/2 x 10 x 6 inches and the medium 11 x 9 x 10 inches. Both must be made of recyclable and biodegradable material and shipped stacked on pallets meeting specified requirements. The market research may inform future solicitation 36C77023Q0408 for the products identified in the pre-solicitation notice.