R602--Solicitation | FY26 Services | Laboratory Courier Services | 528

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2, is soliciting laboratory courier services for the Buffalo VA Medical Center. The requirement involves pick-up and delivery of blood specimens and blood products between the VA Western New York Healthcare System and local hospitals and reference laboratories, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Contractors must maintain vehicles equipped with biohazard spill kits, possess current OSHA biohazardous specimen transportation training and bloodborne pathogen training, and comply with DOT certification requirements. Standard delivery times are 1.5 hours with occasional STAT delivery capabilities of less than 1 hour. Evaluation criteria include technical capabilities, past performance, and price, with the offer due date of April 16, 2026, at 10:00 EDT, with submissions via email to Contracting Officer Daniel Zielinski.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside, requiring all small business offerors to be registered with the SBA to be considered. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) agreement with an IDIQ minimum of $2,000 and maximum of $75,000 over the five-year ordering period from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2031. Services must be provided across nine pickup and delivery points throughout the Buffalo area, including the American Red Cross Reference Laboratory, multiple hospitals, and the VA facility in Snyder, New York. The price worksheet establishes estimated annual delivery quantities for each destination facility, with the same quantities applying identically across all five contract years. Prevailing wage rates under the Service Contract Act apply, with rates ranging from $13.58 to $56.47 per hour depending on occupational classification, plus fringe benefits including health and welfare coverage and paid leave benefits.