Laboratory Courier Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 is soliciting laboratory courier services to transport laboratory specimens, medical supplies, and materials between the Selma VA Clinic and Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama. The contract requires daily courier trips Monday through Friday with pickups at 1400 from Selma VA Clinic and 1530 from Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, with a maximum anticipated daily load of 20 patient samples (approximately 120 total vials). Key requirements include maintaining temperature-controlled transportation between 68-75°F, using OSHA-approved containers, ensuring specimen integrity, complying with HIPAA regulations, maintaining comprehensive automobile liability insurance, and ensuring drivers are professionally trained in specimen handling and universal precautions. The government will award the contract to the quotation most advantageous to the government, considering both vendor experience and price, with evaluation of technical approach including experience, number of drivers and vehicles, and any applicable subcontracting plans. The solicitation deadline is November 14, 2025, with quote submissions required by November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET, and the contract base period runs from November 15, 2025 to November 14, 2026.

This solicitation is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) that are VetCert verified and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The daily rate is $249.00, with the contract including a base year plus four optional one-year renewal periods extending through November 14, 2030. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. The place of performance is Selma, Alabama, with courier services connecting the Selma VA Clinic to the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Applicable wage determinations are governed by the Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-4627 for Dallas and Wilcox counties in Alabama, establishing minimum wage requirements and benefits for service contract workers under Executive Orders 14026 and 13658.