R602--Courier Services Pathology Lab- Base plus 4 options | NORCAL

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is seeking courier services to transport laboratory specimens from seven VA Northern California Health Care System locations (Chico, Yuba City, Sonora, Modesto, Stockton, Martinez, and Yountville) to the VA Sacramento Medical Center Laboratory at Mather. The contractor must maintain a valid state courier license, provide bonded couriers equipped with cellular phones and pagers, and possess liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence. Key requirements include training in universal precautions for biohazard materials, compliance with OSHA and Department of Transportation regulations, and maintenance of patient confidentiality under the Federal Privacy Act of 1974. The government will evaluate proposals based on technical capability, past performance, and price, with evaluation including all options through a six-month extension for pricing comparison purposes. Quotations are due February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST via email to james.postell@va.gov, with questions due by January 30, 2026, and Amendment 0001 issued on January 30, 2026 must be acknowledged prior to submission.

This procurement is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside, requiring compliance with a 50% maximum subcontracting limitation for services. The base contract period runs from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with four one-year option periods available through February 2031, providing potential contract duration of up to five years. The contract specifies eight line items covering routine weekday consolidated route pickups, weekly Friday evening pickups, Saturday and Sunday/after-hours emergency pickups, with estimated annual pickup quantities ranging from 4 to 250 cycles depending on the line item. The place of performance is Mather, California, with pickup schedules requiring specific timing at each location, including consolidated weekday routes with pickups in Sonora at 1400, Modesto at 1500, and Stockton at 1600, with deliveries to Mather by 1730. Payment will be made monthly in arrears via electronic funds transfer, with invoices submitted through Tungsten e-Invoice, and applicable wage determinations include WD 2015-5621 Rev 25 and WD 2015-5631 Rev 26.