R602--VISN 12 (WI, IL, MI) Reference Lab Courier Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 is soliciting courier services for transporting laboratory specimens, pharmaceuticals, and supplies to eight VA Medical Centers and associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. The contractor must maintain temperature integrity across four environmental conditions (ambient, refrigerated, incubated, and frozen), provide real-time location tracking, ensure 100% route performance with contingency plans, and comply with DOT, OSHA, and HIPAA regulations. Key qualifications include uniformed and badged personnel with English fluency, and contractors must supply all equipment including vehicles, coolers, freezers, incubators, and temperature monitoring systems. The acceptable quality levels require zero loss or destruction of specimens, zero missed routes, and 93% on-time delivery per route monthly. Critical deadlines include February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM Central Time for submission of questions and February 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM Central Time for receipt of proposals.

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) certified by the Small Business Administration. The contract encompasses 55 defined courier routes with a base period from April 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026, followed by three one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2029, with trip frequencies ranging from 4 to 364 annual trips depending on the route. Compensation follows Service Contract Labor Standards with prevailing wage rates for dispatchers (GS-5: $16.73–$21.89 per hour plus 30% fringe) and drivers (GS-4: $14.95–$19.56 per hour plus 30% fringe). Route distances vary from 4 miles to over 330 miles per trip, serving VA facilities across a three-state region including Iron Mountain, Tomah, Milwaukee, Hines, Jesse Brown, and other VAMCs and FHCCs. Award will be made to a single contractor required to bid on all line items across all contract periods, with invoices submitted electronically through Tungsten Network e-Invoicing to the Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center.