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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
Notice ID:36C25225Q0020
SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources ...
SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for courier services to facilitate the need for transporting IV compounded medications from Carle Cancer Center to VAIHCS Inpatient Pharmacy located at 1900 E Main St., Danville, IL 61832. 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 492110 Couriers and Express 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: Vendor will provide a driver and vehicle that will pick-up IV compounded medication from Carle Cancer Center and deliver them to VAIHCS. IV compounded medications shall be placed in a dedicated container (with a lock) and transport them directly to VAIHCS Inpatient Pharmacy without any stops. A 1 hour and 15-minute window will be given for the IV medication compounds to be delivered to VAIHCS Inpatient Pharmacy. Upon arrival the IV compounded medications are to be delivered to the inpatient pharmacy in building 58 and given to the VAIHCS pharmacy POC. The container lock will be affixed by Carle Cancer center staff and then unlocked by VA Illiana staff. Trips will be scheduled by the VAIHCS point of contact (POC) 1 to 2 days prior to the scheduled appointment. Carle Cancer Center 509 W University Urbana, Il 61801 VA Illiana Healthcare system 1900 E Main Street Bldg. 58 1st floor Inpatient Pharmacy Danville, IL 61832 If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address if applicable, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. 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 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 10:00 AM Local Time (Central) on October 8, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Robert.Ruska@va.gov.
