Special Notice UPS SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7, operating through Birmingham Medical Center, has published a Special Notice for a sole source procurement with United Parcel Service (UPS) for small package shipping services. This is a firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract classified under the Couriers and Express Delivery Services industry (NAICS 492110). The procurement was posted on January 7, 2026, and falls under the Support-Administrative Mailing/Distribution product service code. The contract will be awarded under statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 253(b)(c), leveraging UPS's existing Transportation Command Next Generation Delivery Service (NGDS) contract. The solicitation number is 36C24726Q0202.

The contract is intended to provide shipping services for nonhazardous materials and medical samples utilizing UPS's World-Ship software, with a performance period running from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. Daily package pickup service will be provided during business hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, excluding federal holidays, with payment processed through the Tungsten System in Austin, Texas. Interested parties must submit written responses demonstrating their capability to deliver these services by January 9, 2026, at 15:00 Central Time to be considered for this opportunity. While this is designated as a sole source procurement with UPS, the Special Notice provides an opportunity for other qualified contractors to submit capability statements and potentially challenge the sole source determination. The firm fixed-price IDIQ structure allows for flexibility in ordering quantities while maintaining cost certainty for the Veterans Health Administration.