Repost** Courier Services

The DeKalb County Board of Health (DKPH) in Georgia is requesting quotes from courier service providers for scheduled transportation of prescription medications, vaccines, and laboratory specimens between six designated DKPH health centers in the Decatur area and the Georgia Public Health Laboratory, with quotes due August 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. EST and questions due August 7, 2026.

The scope requires four-day-per-week courier services (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) for approximately 208 annual scheduled routes. The contractor must pick up medications from North Health Center Pharmacy between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., collect laboratory specimens from designated health centers, and deliver all specimens to GPHL by 1:00 p.m. the same day. Service locations include E.L. Richardson Health Center, T.O. Vinson Health Center, Clifton Springs Health Center, East Health Center, North Health Center, and GPHL. Contractors must demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience in medical courier services, maintain HIPAA compliance, provide temperature-controlled transportation capability, and carry commercial automobile liability insurance with limits of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury and $100,000 property damage. Required exhibits include proof of insurance, E-Verification documentation, corporate resolution, debarment certifications, and three references.

Pricing must include all labor, personnel, supervision, vehicles, fuel, insurance, equipment, insulated coolers, reusable ice packs, supplies, overhead, and profit. Cost sheets must show a unit price per scheduled route (with estimated annual cost for 208 routes) and a separate non-evaluated unit price for on-demand pickups. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible offeror. The initial contract term is one year from execution, with four optional one-year renewal periods for a potential five-year duration, subject to mutual written agreement and funding availability. Invoices are paid within thirty days of receipt if submitted within thirty days of service delivery.