Courier and Delivery Services

Added: Aug 27, 2013 9:02 pm Network Contracting Office (NCO) is planning to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) to obtain courier services for the Veterans Affairs Northern California Healthcare System (VANCHCS). The Contractor shall receive outgoing mail (bulk mail consists of varying quantities of USPS mail trays measuring 1' or 2' in length) and the supporting shipment documents from the VISN 21 RPC located at 3230 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan Park, CA 95652 loading dock.



Pickup shall take place Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.



Pickup time shall be no later than 11:30 AM.



On average, the PRC generates 105 trays per day for pick up from the PRC.



Mail and supporting shipment documents will be taken to the North Highlands Post Office, Attention: Bulk Mail Specialist, 6483 Watt Avenue, North Highlands, CA 95660 ("Post Office"). The Bulk Mail Specialist is a North Highlands Post Office employee.



Licensing and Certification. The Contractor or its designated employee shall be licensed to drive by the State of California. The proposed contractor vehicle shall be insured by an insurance company recognized by the State of California.



The solicitation number for this RFP is VA261-13-Q-1787. The solicitation will be issued on or about August 29, 2013, with an anticipated proposal due date of September 13, 2013.



The Period of Performance of the Base Year begins on or about October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014 with four (4) one year option periods.



The NAICS is 492110 and the size standard is 1,500 employees. This will be a firm fixed priced contract.



Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.



All questions shall be submitted in writing to Nicole.do@va.gov not later than September 10, 2013 at 4:00 PM HST.



Note: If claiming SDVOSB and VOSB, firm must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry http://www.vetbiz.gov/