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Notice ID:36C25219Q0666
The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify Veteran Owned Small Business parties having an interest in and the resou...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify Veteran Owned Small Business parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for Non-Lab Courier Services at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery services. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Requirements: Scope. The CBOCs include the following locations: 1. Hancock CBOC, 787 Market Street, Suite 9, Hancock, Michigan 49930 2. Menominee CBOC, 1110 11th Avenue, Suite 101, Menominee, Michigan 49858 3. Sault Ste. Marie CBOC, 509 Osborn Blvd. Suite 306, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, 4. Marquette CBOC, 1414 W. Fair Avenue, Suite 285, Marquette, Michigan 49855 5. Rhinelander CBOC, 639 West Kemp Street, Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501 6. Ironwood CBOC, 629 West Cloverland Drive, Suite 1, Ironwood, Michigan 49938 7. Manistique CBOC, 813 E. Lakeshore Drive, Manistique, Michigan 49854 DELIVERY SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: Monday: Ironwood Rhinelander Tuesday: Manistique Sault Ste Marie Hancock Wednesday: Marquette Menominee Thursday and Friday of each week are to be used as make up days for weather or Government holidays. (See Below). If a Government holiday or severe weather falls on a Monday, then the deliveries would take place on Tuesday through Thursday. Monday s delivery would be on Tuesday with the remaining delivery days all shifted one day. If a delivery day is missed on Tuesday or Wednesday, then the delivery runs for that day will be made on the next available day with any remaining delivery days for the week to follow. HOURS OF OPERATION Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30 pm, excluding holidays. All services will be performed during normal hours of operation unless requested or approved by the COR or his designee. Federal Holidays observed by VAMC: New Years Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day Presidents Day Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day 5. Specific Tasks. Medical supplies (including clean and sterile), mail, various medical equipment, and office supplies are required to be transported to each individual CBOC weekly. Items will also be needed to be returned to the Medical Center weekly. All medical and office supplies, except for bulk paper products, will be sent in a covered plastic container that measures 18W X 30L x 18 H. In addition to the medical and office supplies, various medical equipment, such as hand splints, wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, shower benches, grab bars, small refrigerators, etc., will need to be delivered. Not all items used at the CBOC s are disposable, such as reusable sterile instruments, hemostats, etc. These items are cleansed if soiled and placed in a plastic bag and then in a hard-sided plastic free standing container for transport back to the medical center. CBOC s will require delivery of office supplies which will require transportation of items such as boxes of paper for the printers, pens, labels etc. All supplies will be sent in a covered plastic container which measures 18W X 30L x 18 H. Bulk office paper will be sent by the case in its own cardboard box. All printed materials for patients (i.e., patient education books) are sent via the couriers and usually shipped in either cardboard boxes or covered plastic containers. Mail will be sent in a closed, briefcase sized, black, locked boxes to the Medical Center and back to the CBOCs. Mail must be returned to the mailroom. All medications not requiring refrigeration will be sent by the facility via the courier to the CBOC's in the covered plastic containers. At a minimum, the courier service shall have the capability to deliver/return 2 plastic supply containers, 1 cardboard box, two mail boxes, and a single piece of miscellaneous equipment weekly to each CBOC and the Manistique Outreach Clinic. The single piece of miscellaneous equipment will not exceed a total 120 inches, i.e. W + L + H. the CBOC s and returned to the Medical Center the same day. Total average volume is estimated to be 30 square cubic feet per destination, not to exceed 250 cubic feet for all seven locations weekly. Weekly deliveries must be consistent from week to week for each location. Pick up from the Medical Center must be completed the afternoon or evening prior to the CBCO delivery for each location. Delivery to each CBOC shall be completed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (but only once per week) between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm local time. Delivery back to the Medical from each CBOC location must be completed the same day as that CBOC received delivery. Occasionally, larger items will need to be delivered to the CBOCs in addition to the weekly deliveries (with prior approval from COR, Daniel Klitzke, Acquisition Utilization Specialist, Supply Chain Management Service (906) 774-3300 Ext. 32057). The courier service shall deliver these items as needed within 48 hours of notification. No one single item will exceed 150 lbs., or the dimensions 4' W x 6' L x 5' H. Courier staff shall have documentation of Infection Control Blood Borne Pathogens/Universal Precautions training and have proper PPE for handling any items considered to be contaminated. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLE SOURCED OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 8:00 AM EST on June 12, 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Frederick.Weddington@va.gov.
