R602--Sources Sought Notice | FY26 Services | Laboratory Courier Services | 528
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24226Q0390
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 2
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery
- Place of performance
- Buffalo VA Medical Center Buffalo NY 14215
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 2, is seeking qualified contractors to provide laboratory courier services for the VA Western New York Healthcare System located in Buffalo, New York. The services involve the transportation of patient blood specimens and blood products between the VA facility, local hospitals, and the American Red Cross Reference Laboratory in West Henrietta, New York. Key contract requirements include the ability to provide pick-up and delivery within 1.5 hours from request generation, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round including holidays, with occasional STAT delivery requests requiring less than one hour response times. Contractor qualifications must include personnel licensed in a U.S. state or territory, Department of Transportation certification, compliance with federal and state regulations for bio-hazardous specimen transportation, OSHA-approved training for bio-hazardous materials, documented Blood Borne Pathogen Training, and vehicles equipped with up-to-date bio-hazardous spill kits. The VA will award a firm-fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to the qualified firm. Interested parties must submit a capabilities statement in writing to Contract Specialist Daniel Zielinski at daniel.zielinski@va.gov by March 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
This Sources Sought Notice contains no set-aside designations and does not identify any incumbent contractors or current service providers. No specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. Service locations include nine facilities across the Buffalo and surrounding areas, including American Red Cross Reference Lab, IMMCO, Buffalo General Hospital, Erie County Medical Center, Kaleida Health Center for Lab Medicine, Sisters of Charity Hospital, Golisano Children's Hospital, South Buffalo Mercy Hospital, and the VA Western New York Healthcare System. The notice is classified under NAICS code 492210 (Local Messengers and Local Delivery) and PSC code R602 (Support-Administrative: Courier/Messenger). This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract and is not a formal request for proposals or quotes; it is intended to gather market information regarding contractor capabilities and availability for these services.
Notice text
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 2. This Sources Sought Notice is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation or for a set-aside will not receive a response.
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted in writing including a capabilities statement to Contract Specialist Daniel Zielinski, daniel.zielinski@va.gov, no later than 03/10/2026 at 4:00pm EST. Telephone inquiries shall not be accepted.
VA VISN2 intends to award a firm-fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) to a qualified firm who can meet the following requirement. VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 requires transport services for patient samples that require testing at a local facility and for the transportation of blood products for transfusion between VA, local facilities and the American Red Cross Reference Laboratory in W. Henrieta, NY.
The contractor shall provide the pick-up and delivery of blood specimens and blood products between the VA Western New York Healthcare System and local hospitals with Reference Tabs within 1.5 hours from the time the request for services is generated, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, including holidays.
The contractor shall have the ability to supply occasional STAT delivery request entailing delivery times of less than 1 hour from the time of request.
LOCATIONS
Contractor shall supply service to destinations including, but not limited to, the following pickup/delivery addresses:
American Red Cross
Reference Lab
825 John Street
West Henrietta, NY 14586
IMMCO
10 Earhart Drive, Suite 100
Williamsville, NY 14221
Buffalo General Hospital
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215
Kaleida Health Center for Lab Medicine
115 Flint Road
Amherst, NY 14421
Sisters of Charity Hospital
2157 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
Golisano Children s Hospital
818 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
South Buffalo Mercy Hospital
565 Abbott Road
Buffalo, NY 14220
VA Western NY Healthcare
3495 Bailey Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215
Contractor Responsibilities
Personnel assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
The contractor shall be Department of Transportation (DOT) certified.
There may be hazards associated with specimen/supply transportation; therefore, the Contractor shall perform under this contract in a safe and appropriate manner and in accordance with all regulatory agencies, federal, state and local laws and regulations. Contractor shall complete OSHA approved training for transporting Bio-hazardous specimens. The Contractor shall have documented Blood Borne Pathogen Training for its employees. Each vehicle used in the performance of this contract shall be adequately stocked with at least one up-to-date complete SPILL KIT for a bio-hazardous cleanup in case of leakage or accidental discharge from controlled containers.
The contractor shall ensure personnel performing services under this contract have the proper vehicle - license and training to perform the duties outlined herein. All vehicles and equipment are subject to inspection at any time during the life of this contract.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24226Q0390 - Laboratory Courier Services - 528.pdf |
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