R602--Medical and Equipment / Linen Courier Services at Iron Mountain and Associated CBOCs

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 is seeking a courier service to transport medical supplies, equipment, mail, and office supplies between the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan and eight Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The solicitation requires weekly deliveries of approximately 250 cubic feet per destination, with occasional larger 400 cubic foot shipments, and includes weekly laundry/linen transport for three specific CBOCs. Quotes are due by December 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM CST, with questions required to be submitted by December 5, 2024. Contractors must provide liability insurance coverage including $500,000 general liability per occurrence and automobile liability of $200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence. The contract will use the Service Contract Labor Standards and is categorized under NAICS code 492210 for Local Messengers and Local Delivery.

The solicitation combines two previously separate contracts and covers a base period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, with four one-year option periods extending potentially through December 31, 2029. While initially not set aside, the opportunity is effectively reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses with a size standard of $34 million. Current contractors include All American Express Solutions LLC (for linen services) and FG Management (for non-lab/equipment services). The courier may use various vehicle types like minivans, SUVs, or covered pickups and must follow specific delivery schedules with pickups the day before delivery. Loading will occur at a dock at the Medical Center and through mandoors at CBOCs, with basic disinfection protocols required for vehicles. The weekly linen transport involves 155-175 pounds per CBOC, and the service covers facilities in locations such as Sault Ste Marie, Gladstone, and Marquette, Michigan.