R602--575 / Base +4 / Courier Contract

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C25925Q0003
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 19, is soliciting quotations for a firm fixed-price base plus 4 option year contract for Courier Services for the Western Colorado VA Health Care System (WCVAHCS). The required services include daily courier pickup and delivery, with a focus on medical and biological material transportation. Quotes will be evaluated based on price reasonableness, the offeror's specialized experience providing similar courier services within the last 3 years, and the offeror's ability to meet the special standards of responsibility. Technical documents and past performance are more important than price. Quotes are due by 2:00 pm MDT on September 19, 2024, and solicitation questions must be submitted by 2:00 pm MDT on September 16, 2024.

This is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside procurement. The government has not provided information on any incumbent contractors. The anticipated contract value is not specified, but the government reserves the right to make no award if quotes exceed available funding. The place of performance is Grand Junction, Colorado, and surrounding areas served by the WCVAHCS.

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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

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is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the

offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY

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SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter

or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to

the opening hour and date specified.

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575-25-1-5057-0001

36C259

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300

Greenwood Village CO 80111

36C259

Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300

Greenwood Village CO 80111

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25925Q0003

09-17-2024

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Solicitation 36C25925Q0003 is hereby amended to provide responses to vendor questions. See attached document for

questions and responses. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Timothy Myers

Contracting Officer

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36C25925Q0003

Courier Services

Grand Junction VA HCS

Offeror Questions

Note: Some vendor questions are similar that are slightly rephrased differently than other vendor questions, but the questions and the answers are the same.

Who is the incumbent? What was the cost of the final option year of the previous contract?

Answer: This contract will be replacing multiple contracts, therefore current incumbent or cost information would not be pertinent to effectively evaluating the new contract.

How many cubic feet of storage are required for transportation, and what is the maximum size and quantity of items to be transported daily?

Answer: Each vehicle should be of sufficient size to carry a minimum of four 2 x2 x2 boxes or coolers and meet all state and local safety requirements. Please review section IV.2.e of the Statement of Work (SOW).

Please clarify if the government will require the vendor to provide equipment (coolers, totes, locks, and temperature logs?

Answer: The vendor will need to supply these.

What is the weekly, monthly, or annual estimated trip volume for as-needed trips orders?

Answer: Estimated to be 3000 trips per year. Please reference Section III in the Statement of Work.

Can you please confirm the location address for the Mesa Public Library? The SOW lists it as 530 Grand, but an online search shows it as 443 N 6th St.

Answer: The library is on the corner of Grand and N 6th St. The physical address is 530 Grand, and 443 N. 6th is the billing address.

Regarding specific employees information: It is common practice for small businesses that the drivers, cars and other equipment used for a contract are not sourced until after an award has been made, for cost effectiveness and to reduce loss. However, we will be forwarding our standard Training Certificates-Procedures for your reference, is this information acceptable?

Answer: Yes, this is acceptable.

Are Clinic trips expected to be same day round trips? Meaning, are we picking up at the VAMC, then delivering to the clinic and picking up, then dropping back off at the VAMC?

Answer: The courier will have an empty tote that they will take to the CBOC. The CBOC staff will load the tote. The courier will drop off the filled tote at the VA and pick up a new empty tote. Repeat the next business day.

Update #1 ·

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5152 is soliciting quotations for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) total set-aside for Courier Services for the Western Colorado VA Health Care System (WCVAHCS) IAW the Statement of Work (SOW).

Please review all attachments for this requirement.

All solicitation questions shall be emailed to Jim Lewis, Contract Specialist, e-mail: james.lewis114fbb@va.gov. Solicitation question(s) submission shall be received not later than 2:00pm MDT on September 16, 2024. Â Late submissions will not be accepted.Â

All quotations and supporting documents shall be sent via email to Jim Lewis, Contract Specialist, e-mail: james.lewis114fbb@va.gov. Submission shall be received not later than 2:00pm MDT on September 19, 2024.  Late submissions will not be accepted. Only e-mailed quotes will be accepted. It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure the Governments timely receipt of their quote.

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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations and technical statements/documents are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation.Â

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm fixed priced Base Plus 4 Option Years service contract.

Evaluation of Quotes:Â

Basis of Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 12.301(c) procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation and limitations of subcontracting will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers quote, conforming to the solicitation, whose quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose quoted price is found to be reasonable. Price alone is not the sole evaluation factor. In addition to the general standards of responsibility found at FAR 9.104-1, in accordance with FAR 9.104-2, the special standards of responsibility described below apply to this procurement. Offerors who fail to meet any special standard of responsibility will not be eligible to receive contract award.

SP1 Contractor Firm s Specialized Experience. Offeror shall provide customer POCs and past performance evaluation references of at least three (3) courier related services, preferably medical & biological material transportation, performed within the last 3 years not prior to January 2021.

Quotes will be evaluated in the following manner. The lowest-priced quote will be identified. The lowest-priced quote will be evaluated to determine if the quoted price exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. If the quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, the quoted price will be evaluated to determine if it is reasonable. If the quoted price is found to be reasonable, the contracting officer will then determine if the offeror is responsible using the general standards of responsibility and the special standards of responsibilities (SSRs) applicable to this procurement. If contract award cannot be made to the offeror, the contracting officer will evaluate the next lowest-priced quote following the procedures described above. This process will continue until a contract award can be made, or the contracting officer determines that no contract award can be made. The contracting officer may likewise find all quotes, not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the quotes under evaluation exceeds the amount of funding available and/or technical documents do not meet the SOW and SSRs for the procurement. Technical documents and past performance, when combined, are more important than price, in accordance with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and technical documents to award a contract without discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions at any time if determined by the contracting officer to be in the Government s interest.

Files

File Type Posted
36C25925Q0003 0001.docx DOCX document
P07 DOL WD 2015-5439 Rev.24 - Garfield, Moffat Co.pdf PDF
P07 DOL WD 2015-5423 Rev.26 - Mesa Co.pdf PDF
P07 DOL WD 2015-5435 Rev.25 - Montrose Co.pdf PDF
36C25925Q0003.docx DOCX document
P07 DOL WD 2015-5497 Rev.23 - Grand Co.pdf PDF
S02 36C25925Q0003 RFQ.docx DOCX document

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