Base + 4 YR: Base YR = 9/1/15-8/31/16 VA ST. CLOUD HCS Lab Courier Services

Added: Jul 07, 2015 1:57 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23), on behalf of the Saint Cloud VA Health Care System at 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303, contemplates issuing a Request for Quotes (RFQ) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for laboratory (lab) courier services to transport laboratory samples and items between the areas of Saint Cloud and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. The courier service is between multiple locations: the St. Cloud VAHCS, the Minneapolis VAHCS, Minneapolis St Paul International Airport, and the blood and blood component supplier located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. The performance period will be from time of contract award through end of the 1-year base period, followed by four, 1-year option periods. The solicitation and any subsequent award will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, and relevant sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulation (VAAR).



The applicable NAICS Code is 492110: COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES. The small business size standard is 1,500 employees.



This requirement is subject to a 100% Set-Aside for SDVOSB competition. All qualified offerors are invited to provide their proposal. The contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, vehicles, and management required to fulfill the Statement of Work.



The tentative issue date for any actual solicitation is on or about July 8, 2015. The date is not firm and may change due to events out of our control. Offerors are responsible for checking the web site, http://www.fedbizopps.gov, regularly to obtain possible amendments. All parties must obtain all notices and amendments to the solicitation through this web site. Hard copies will not be mailed. Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the proposal instructions outlined in the solicitation. Proposals will be due not less than 15 days after the issuance of any solicitation.



This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for offers. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice.



All respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and complete online Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov. All respondents must be registered / certified in the Veteran Business database at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov to prove SDVOSB eligibility.



No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation.



Questions regarding this solicitation must be in writing. Please submit written questions via email to Contracting Specialist, Angela Beck: angela.beck@va.gov; no telephonic inquiries will be accepted. Responses to questions pertaining to the solicitation will be provided through July 14, 2015 only.