R602--Athens Courier Service

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation 36C24724Q0853 is issued as a request for quotation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-01. This solicitation is issued as a SDVOSB set-aside, the associated NAICS code is 492110 and small business size 1500 employees.

DESCRIPTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Networking Office 7 is looking to award a firm-fixed price contract to provide daily courier services to transport medical specimens, x-ray film, and other documents from the Community Based Outpatient Clinic 9249 Highway 29N, Athens, GA 30601 (Athens CBOC), to the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Augusta, GA (CNVAMC), Downtown Division Laboratory at 950 15th Street in Room 2D-101 and X-ray in Room 2D-200. The Contractor shall also provide twice-weekly courier services to transport mail, medical supplies, office supplies, and miscellaneous other items from SPD for delivery to the Athens CBOC. The Contractor shall note that individual items being transported may weigh in excess of 50 pounds, and the total weight for deliveries, particularly the twice-weekly courier service, may routinely exceed 100 pounds.

TERMS: This requirement incorporates one or more clauses/provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of a clause or provision may be accessed at http:///www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/. Offerors are encouraged to, and responsible for, reviewing the full solicitation (attached) for detailed requirement description, applicable terms and conditions, provisions, submittal instructions to offerors, and evaluation procedures prior to submitting their quotes. All Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, at the time of submittal.

QUESTIONS: Any questions pertaining to this requirement must be emailed to sheryl.harris5@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM CT , 2024, include Solicitation 36C24723Q0853 in the subject line of the email to ensure timely review and response. No questions will be accepted nor answered after this date and time. Response to questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation once the question period has expired. Offerors are responsible for monitoring Contracting Opportunities at www.sam.gov for any amendments to the solicitation as the government will not send notice of amendments. Representatives from potential Offerors or on behalf of potential Offerors shall not contact any VA Medical Center representative to discuss nor inquire about this solicitation.

DEADLINE: All offers/quotes must be submitted in a single email to sheryl.harris5@va.gov and received no later than 10:00 AM CT, July 26, 2024. Offerors are encouraged to, and responsible for, reviewing the full solicitation (attached) for detailed requirement description, applicable terms and conditions, provisions, submittal instructions to offerors, and evaluation procedures prior to submitting their quotes.

NOTE: PLEASE ATTACH YOUR CAPABILITY STATEMENT

EVALUTION FACTORS

Product/Service: Athens Courier Service

Technical (List of ALL required technical requirements for the vendor)

Contractor must provide documentation showing ability to provide service listed in accordance with specifications listed in the Statement of Work document.

Contractor must have a contingency plan in place to always provide coverage

Contractor must show they have performed duties with a company similar or the same as our business type.

Years of Experience

Past Performance

The Contractor should Identify Federal, State, and local government contracts and private contracts, and should describe the experience of the company in providing the same/comparable equipment as specified in this solicitation within the past three (3) years.

Provide a list of three (3) references pertaining to those contracts including name, address, contact person, and telephone number that can validate level of performance. Offerors with no relevant performance history will receive a neutral rating.

The Government shall evaluate the offeror s reputation for quality and past performance. By quality and past performance the Government means the offeror s reputation for conforming to specifications and to standards of good workmanship; the offeror s reputation for adherence to contract schedules, including both technical and administrative aspects of performance. The Government shall evaluate quality/past performance based on information that may be obtained from the Offeror, such as previous commercial and Government contracts.

NOTE:Â An offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will be rated as neutral.

Each factor will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable as defined below.Â

As defined by the below:

Acceptable

All required minimum acceptable criteria are clearly met by the proposal. The offeror s proposal meets the performance and technical capability requirements defined in the SOW. Once the proposals have been determined to be technically acceptable , award will be based on cost/price only.

Unacceptable

Not all minimum acceptable criteria are met by the proposal. An unacceptable proposal contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal fails to meet specified minimum performance and technical capability requirements defined in the SOW.