R602--Walla Walla Courier Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, is soliciting courier services for the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center and associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The contract requires comprehensive daily courier operations (Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays) to transport laboratory specimens, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, prosthetic equipment, office supplies, and interoffice mail between the Walla Walla VA Medical Center and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics in La Grande, Lewiston, Morrow County, Richland, and Yakima, with additional service to Portland VAMC three times weekly. Vendors must provide their own vehicles and transportation equipment, comply with DOT, OSHA, HIPAA, and VA regulations, and maintain separate containers for different item types with no overnight storage of clinical items. The contract will be awarded based on lowest price to a responsive and responsible offeror, with evaluation criteria including 95 percent accurate invoice submission, 95 percent on-time delivery compliance, and 100 percent complaint response within two business days. The deadline for proposal submission is January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, with questions due by January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time.

This procurement is designated as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside with no incumbent identified in the available documentation. The contract period runs from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through April 30, 2031. Vendors must complete required VA training including IATA hazardous materials, HIPAA compliance, and patient privacy training, with the period from contract award to May 1, 2026 available for preparation and employee onboarding. All daily deliveries to Walla Walla must be completed by 3:30 PM, and couriers must independently handle loading and unloading of all items while maintaining valid driver's licenses and insurance. The place of performance is located at 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla, Washington 99362-3975, with the Network Contracting Office in Vancouver, Washington serving as the contracting entity and Contracting Officer Nazanin Kreiner as the primary point of contact.