R602--Courier Services, Poplar Bluff

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking courier services for the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and its affiliated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Missouri and Arkansas. The procurement covers comprehensive transportation services for laboratory specimens, mail, office supplies, medical records, x-rays, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies across seven distinct routes, including a STAT route for urgent lab specimen transport with a 45-minute response time requirement. Key operational requirements include daily Monday-Friday service (excluding holidays), climate-controlled transportation for specimens, 24/7 on-call availability, and strict adherence to security protocols including prohibition of smoking during medical deliveries. Offerors must submit a signed Standard Form 1449, completed FAR 52.212-3 representations and certifications, a complete Schedule of Services and Price responding to all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), and signed Clause 852.219-75. The original response deadline was extended through Amendment 002 to May 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time, with all questions required to be submitted by April 30, 2025.

This solicitation is designated as a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 492110. The contract structure is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement spanning five years from June 2025 to May 2030, with five one-year ordering periods. The courier routes connect the Poplar Bluff VAMC to multiple locations including Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Paragould, Pocahontas, West Plains, Farmington, and St. Louis, with a new Saturday route added through the amendment. Services will be performed primarily at 1500 N Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, with coverage extending to CBOCs throughout the specified regions. The contractor must comply with applicable wage determinations covering 21 Missouri counties, with wages ranging from $11.57 to $47.75 per hour depending on job classification, plus health and welfare benefits of $5.36 per hour.