Phoenix and Prescott Courier Services, Special Notice

This is a SPECIAL NOTICE and AMENDMENT 1 TO THE ORIGINIAL SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/Synopsis. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this SPECIAL NOTICE is update potential SDVOSB vendors that the, Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) 500 North Highway 89, Prescott, AZ 86313 will be added to the upcoming Courier Services solicitation for The Phoenix VA Health Care System (PHVHCS) located at 650 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012. The anticipated contract type will be a Firm Fixed Price, IDIQ (task order) type contract with possible multiple awards for the two different locations. The contractor/s shall provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, vehicles and supervision necessary to provide daily courier services to and from the Carl T. Hayden VAMC and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Mesa, Surprise, Show Low, Globe, Buckeye, Payson, Phoenix, Arizona and/or Northern Arizona VA location in Prescott, AZ and the Kingman, Flagstaff, Cottonwood, Lake Havasu and Anthem clinics. Items to be transported include, but are not limited to: specimen containers (may include bio-hazards medical wastes and sharps), developed X-ray film, office or medical supplies, medical records, dorm-size refrigerators, medication/supply carts, wheelchairs, shredding, dirty linen bags, and occasional deliveries requiring the supply of ice/dry ice.

Important Information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 492110 (1,500 employees). All offerors who provide goods or services to the U.S. Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located on the web at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation for this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov.