Courier Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- W81K0425QA023
- Agency
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Medical Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services
- Place of performance
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Medical Command is soliciting courier services to transport laboratory specimens, blood, and blood products for the Department of Pathology at Womack Army Medical Center and Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center. The services involve routine and STAT transportation of medical specimens to various facilities including Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Hospital in Fayetteville, NC, American Red Cross reference laboratory in Charlotte, NC, and mobile blood drive sites across the Eastern United States (defined as states east of the Mississippi River plus Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana). Key requirements include 24/7 availability for specimen pickups, 45-minute response time for STAT specimens, temperature-controlled transportation, and ability to access Fort Bragg military installation with appropriate background checks. The contract evaluation will be conducted using an acceptable/unacceptable rating for technical and past performance factors, with award going to the lowest technically acceptable offer. The original proposal deadline of September 2, 2025 was extended to September 10, 2025, with questions and answers posted on September 3, 2025 to address vendor inquiries.
This opportunity is set aside for Total Small Business participation, with the solicitation originally designated as Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside according to the government files. The previous contract (W91YTZ20P0304) was held by Capital Courier Services, LLC, with a total value of $586,966.18, providing insight into the incumbent contractor. The estimated annual mileage ranges from 45,633 to 91,266 miles, with the current solicitation showing a total estimated contract value of $47,000,000 over the five-year performance period from October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2031. The contract includes four Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) covering pathology specimen transportation (780 estimated annual trips), American Red Cross transportation (20 estimated annual trips), Blood Donor Center deliveries, and mobile site services totaling approximately 200,550 miles annually. Performance will take place primarily at Fort Liberty, NC, with transportation services extending throughout the Eastern United States region.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Date Offers Due: Sep 10, 2025 08:00 am EDT
Questions and Answers posted as an attachment, "Questions and Answers Courier Services for SAM.docx"
It's common for vendors to submit revised quotes after reviewing the Q&A, as it can clarify unclear aspects of the requirement.If you choose to resubmit your quote, please clearly indicate which quote is the most current and accurate version you want us to consider. This will help ensure we evaluate the correct information.
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Original Date Offers Due: Sep 02, 2025 08:00 am EDT
Amended Date Offers Due: Sep 10, 2025 08:00 am EDT
The purpose of this admendment is to add the Wage Determination, and adjust the CLIN structure. Due to the abundance of questions, the questions along with the answer will be posted Wednesday, September 3, 2025, and the solicitation is extended until 10 Sepetember , 2025. The amended sloicitation, "Attachment 1 - Courier Services Solicitation - W81K0425QA023 0001" and the amended pricing worksheet, "B.08 Attachment 3 - Courier Services Pricing Worksheet v2" are now attached.
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Original Date Questions Due: Aug 28, 2025 11:00 am EDT
Department of Pathology, Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) Laboratory - Laboratory specimens require routine and STAT testing that may not be available in-house. On these occasions when patients are transferred from Womack to another local medical facility, a courier service is required to transport specimens for testing to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (CFVMC) in Fayetteville, NC and to Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Fayetteville, NC. Additionally, a courier service is needed to transport specimens for testing from WAMC Transfusion Services (located within WAMC) to ARC reference laboratory (located in Charlotte, NC). A courier service is needed for delivery of blood and blood products between WAMC Transfusion Services and CFVMC, NC laboratories as requested through the National Blood Exchange.
Department of Pathology, Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center (BDC) - Defense Health Agency (DHA) has issued guidance to get the freshest blood possible into the Theater of Operations as soon as possible. To meet this requirement, the Fort Bragg BDC will be required to send their donor Transfusion Transmitted Disease (TTD) to the testing facility (which is Creative Testing Solutions) currently in Charlotte, NC. It is possible the testing facility location may change to a different location. They additionally must have whole blood collected transported back to the Fort Bragg BDC as soon as possible. There are times when Fort Bragg will host a blood drive as a mobile site. In the event there is a blood drive within Fort Bragg, a second courier will be scheduled. See attached solicitation for details.
Update #2 ·
Original Date Offers Due: Sep 02, 2025 08:00 am EDT
Amended Date Offers Due: Sep 10, 2025 08:00 am EDT
The purpose of this admendment is to add the Wage Determination, and adjust the CLIN structure. Due to the abundance of questions, the questions along with the answer will be posted Wednesday, September 3, 2025, and the solicitation is extended until 10 Sepetember , 2025. The amended sloicitation, "Attachment 1 - Courier Services Solicitation - W81K0425QA023 0001" and the amended pricing worksheet, "B.08 Attachment 3 - Courier Services Pricing Worksheet v2" are now attached.
Original Date Questions Due: Aug 28, 2025 11:00 am EDT
Department of Pathology, Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) Laboratory - Laboratory specimens require routine and STAT testing that may not be available in-house. On these occasions when patients are transferred from Womack to another local medical facility, a courier service is required to transport specimens for testing to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (CFVMC) in Fayetteville, NC and to Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Fayetteville, NC. Additionally, a courier service is needed to transport specimens for testing from WAMC Transfusion Services (located within WAMC) to ARC reference laboratory (located in Charlotte, NC). A courier service is needed for delivery of blood and blood products between WAMC Transfusion Services and CFVMC, NC laboratories as requested through the National Blood Exchange.
Department of Pathology, Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center (BDC) - Defense Health Agency (DHA) has issued guidance to get the freshest blood possible into the Theater of Operations as soon as possible. To meet this requirement, the Fort Bragg BDC will be required to send their donor Transfusion Transmitted Disease (TTD) to the testing facility (which is Creative Testing Solutions) currently in Charlotte, NC. It is possible the testing facility location may change to a different location. They additionally must have whole blood collected transported back to the Fort Bragg BDC as soon as possible. There are times when Fort Bragg will host a blood drive as a mobile site. In the event there is a blood drive within Fort Bragg, a second courier will be scheduled. See attached solicitation for details.
Update #1 ·
Original Date Offers Due: Sep 02, 2025 08:00 am EDT
Original Date Questions Due: Aug 28, 2025 11:00 am EDT
Department of Pathology, Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) Laboratory - Laboratory specimens require routine and STAT testing that may not be available in-house. On these occasions when patients are transferred from Womack to another local medical facility, a courier service is required to transport specimens for testing to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (CFVMC) in Fayetteville, NC and to Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Fayetteville, NC. Additionally, a courier service is needed to transport specimens for testing from WAMC Transfusion Services (located within WAMC) to ARC reference laboratory (located in Charlotte, NC). A courier service is needed for delivery of blood and blood products between WAMC Transfusion Services and CFVMC, NC laboratories as requested through the National Blood Exchange.
Department of Pathology, Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center (BDC) - Defense Health Agency (DHA) has issued guidance to get the freshest blood possible into the Theater of Operations as soon as possible. To meet this requirement, the Fort Bragg BDC will be required to send their donor Transfusion Transmitted Disease (TTD) to the testing facility (which is Creative Testing Solutions) currently in Charlotte, NC. It is possible the testing facility location may change to a different location. They additionally must have whole blood collected transported back to the Fort Bragg BDC as soon as possible. There are times when Fort Bragg will host a blood drive as a mobile site. In the event there is a blood drive within Fort Bragg, a second courier will be scheduled. See attached solicitation for details.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| Courier Services | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Solicitation |
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