R602--Lab Courier Services for TVHS
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24925Q0252
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery
- Place of performance
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System 1310 24th Ave South Nashville TN 37212
- Points of contact
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- Elizabeth Trimm elizabeth.trimm@va.gov (615) 225-5613
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), a component of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, is seeking a Lab Courier Services contractor to transport laboratory specimens between VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and two main campuses in Tennessee. The contractor will be responsible for providing comprehensive courier services, including management, labor, equipment, vehicles, transportation, HIPAA information security, and insurance. Services must comply with specific standards including ANSI/AAMI Standard 79, Department of Transportation regulations, VHA Directive 1106, and TVHS Standard Operating Procedure. The solicitation will be released around May 7, 2025, with responses due by May 8, 2025, and the evaluation factors will be detailed in the forthcoming solicitation document. Questions regarding the opportunity must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Elizabeth.Trimm@va.gov, with specific subject line requirements.
The contract is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under the authority of 38 U.S.C 8127(d), with interested contractors required to be registered and CVE verified in SBA VetCert. The procurement will utilize NAICS Code 492210 for Local Messengers and Local Delivery, with a small business size standard of $34 million. The contract will be procured using FAR Part 13 Simplified Procedures for Commercial Products and Services, and the Contracting Officer will determine contractor responsibility prior to award. While specific award values are not disclosed, the opportunity targets lab courier services for the Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro and the Nashville Medical Center. Contractors must demonstrate compliance with all specified regulations and standards to be considered for the contract.
Notice text
THIS IS A PRESOLICTATION NOTICE
The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VHS) Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center (VAMC) has a requirement for a contractor to provide Lab Courier Services.
The Vendor shall provide courier services to transport laboratory specimens to and from the Veteran Administration (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) listed below to the designated services at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) Alvin C. York Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 and TVHS Nashville Medical
Center, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212 main campuses. The Courier Service process must be in accordance with ANSI/AAMI Standard 79, appropriate Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Directive 1106, and TVHS Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
The Vendor shall provide all necessary management, labor, equipment, vehicles, transportation, information security (HIPAA), and insurance to provide courier services.
NAICS Code 492210 is applicable to this requirement. The Small Business size standard is $34M.
This requirement will be procured by way of FAR Part 13, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services . The evaluation factors under consideration for this requirement will be available upon the solicitation release, which is anticipated to be on or around May 7, 2025.
This requirement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns under the authority of 38 U.S.C §8127 (d). To be considered for award, Contractors must be registered, and CVE verified in SBA VetCert at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov.
In addition to the requirements as set forth in the solicitation notice (to be issued), the proposed contractor must also be determined responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9. The Contracting Officer will determine responsibility prior to award any award being made.
Questions related to this requirement will only be addressed in writing by way of email to the Contracting Officer at Elizabeth.Trimm@va.gov. The Solicitation Number and TVHS Lab Courier Services must be included in the subject line of all questions related to this requirement.
No questions will be considered until the actual solicitation is released, on or around May 7, 2025.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24925Q0252_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| R602--Lab Courier Services for TVHS | Award Notice | |
| R602--Lab Courier Services for TVHS | Solicitation | |
| R602--Lab Courier Services for TVHS | Pre-Solicitation |
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