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Courier Services for Transportation of Laboratory Specimens & Supplies | Fayetteville | Solicitation Q: Where will courier service transport from VA to, or is it transport on the same medical campus? ... Courier Services for Transportation of Laboratory Specimens & Supplies | Fayetteville | Solicitation Q: Where will courier service transport from VA to, or is it transport on the same medical campus? A: Transport is not on the same campus and will be from or to one of the Fayetteville System VA locations as follows: Q: Is there an incumbent on this award? A: Yes Q: If so, what was the contract amount on this? A: 1 year, $7,200.00 Q: The quantities listed in the submission are they estimates or actuals? A: Estimates Q: Is there historic numbers of trips? Can we see those quantities? A: Trips from March to December 2022: 14 -Fayetteville VAMC to Fayetteville HCC 22-Fayetteville HCC to Fayetteville VAMC 2-return trips between Fayetteville locations 15 Fayetteville VAMC or HCC to/from Fayetteville Cape Fear Valley Hospital Lab 7 Airgas, Durham NC to Fayetteville VAMC 4-Durham NC VA to Fayetteville VAMC 3 -Fayetteville VAMC to Sanford VA CBOC 2-Fayetteville VAMC to Goldsboro VA CBOC 2 Jacksonville CBOC to Fayetteville FVAMC 2- Fayetteville VAMC to Jacksonville CBOC 3-Fayetteville VAMC to Wilmington HCC 1-Wilmington HCC to Fayetteville VAMC 2-Brunswick CBOC to Fayetteville VAMC 2-Fayetteville VAMC to Brunswick CBOC 1-Wilmington HCC to Jacksonville CBOC 1-Wilmington HCC to Brunswick CBOC Q: Is this a new requirement or any changes to the past contract? A: New requirement. Q: Will we be transporting any narcotics? A: No Q: Do the drivers need to originate from the VA for supplies or can they go directly to CBOC? A: Most trips will begin with a pickup at one location with a delivery to another. Return trips will be requested if needed. Q: What kind of vehicles are being used? A: Not sure. The current contract does not specify a special vehicle size. Most are mid-standard sized cars or vans. Q: How much weight are the current stat pickups? A: Average 10-15 pounds using soft sided sample bags the size of a medium cooler. Occasionally 1-2 boxes of supplies will be shipped with weight averages of 20 lbs per box. Q: What was the cost of the final full option year of the previous contract? A: 1 year, $7,200.00 Q: How many drivers/vehicles are currently used to service the current contract? A: It is a service that is requested on an as needed. We are not aware of this information. Q: What is the vehicle size currently servicing this location? A: Various sized passenger vehicles.  Q: What is the weekly, monthly, or annual estimated trip volume for as-needed trips in total, and/or as-needed trips per contract location? A: The weekly and monthly estimates are variable based on uncontrollable situations necessitating STAT courier service with response within the specified time. Very few trips are scheduled in advance, therefore weekly/monthly volumes cannot be estimated. Historic estimates are included and annual estimates were provided in the solicitation. Q: Do you accept CPARs evaluations as additional Past Performance information? A: Yes  Q: Regarding specific employees information: It is common practice for small businesses that the drivers, cars and other equipment used for a contract are not sourced until after an award has been made, for cost effectiveness and to reduce loss. However, we will be forwarding our standard Training Certificates-Procedures for your reference, is this information acceptable? A: Yes, this would be acceptable information. Q: Regarding evaluation factors for the price Volume: we usually like to provide a Pricing realism cost break-down, to include SCA minimum per year, the number of drivers, hours and miles that are estimated to be required for performance, and other costs. Is it acceptable that we forward this Pricing Realism chart with our Price response? A: This is a firm-fixed price contract; therefore, that information is not required. Q: Is the blue sheet saying it's 1 trip per year? Based on the 1 EA? Normally courier contracts have a number of trips per year or are you looking for how much 1 trip cost for each of those locations? Then once you see how much one trip is a quantity is then provided? A: Yes, the EA is estimating the number of trips per year. Please quote the specific trip as the number of times the trip is needed is variable.

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Healthcare System, located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 will be soliciting offers Courier Services for Trans... The Department of Veterans Affairs, Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Healthcare System, located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 will be soliciting offers Courier Services for Transportation of Laboratory Specimens/Supplies. Courier services shall include the pick-up, transportation and delivery of clinical laboratory specimens and/or clinical laboratory supplies for the purpose of laboratory testing. The Contractor shall provide pick-ups and deliveries on an as needed routine or STAT basis. The Government shall notify the Contractor of the need for each pick-up by telephone or email. A request for Quote (RFQ) 36C24623Q0325 will be issued on or about January 13, 2023. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, and specifications of the solicitation. The period of performance is March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2024. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the offer submission process. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award; contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov. The applicable NAICS Code is 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services with a Small Business Size Standard of 1500 employees. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. All offerors are responsible for downloading all documents including amendments at the Federal Business Opportunities website without further notification from the Contracting Officer.