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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: Laboratory Courier Services for the Des Moines IA VA Health Care System. This is a Sources Sought Announcement... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Before responding please carefully read and consider the following: Laboratory Courier Services for the Des Moines IA VA Health Care System. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 492210, Couriers and Express Delivery Services, size standard is $30.0 million. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Determinations are accessible at https://beta.sam.gov. Description of Services The Des Moines IA VA Health Care System (VAHCS) has a requirement for Courier Services to transport a variety of specialized and routine deliverables on a set schedule. Deliverable: Diagnostic laboratory specimens, empty specimen coolers, minor supplies requiring courier service transport between facilities. Items for transport are pre-packaged by VA staff. Contract drivers will adhere to all VAHCS policies and requirements regarding wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), environmental safety/hygiene, decorum, and any other rules of behavior that apply to everyone while on VA property. Location of the work: The contractor shall provide laboratory courier services from the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and Primary Care Annex to the VA Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS) main facility located in Des Moines, Iowa. CBOC Facilities and Primary Care Annex Mason City VA Clinic, 520 Pierce, Suite 150, Mason City, IA 50401 Fort Dodge VA Clinic, 2419 Second Ave North, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 Carroll VA Clinic, 311 S Clark Street, Carroll, IA 51401 Marshalltown VA Clinic, 101 W. Iowa Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158 Knoxville VA Clinic, 1607 N. Lincoln St, Knoxville, IA 50138 Primary Care Annex (operational 02/2022), 1211 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315 VACIHCS Main Facility, 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310-5774 This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this notice. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to john.becker3@va.gov no later than 11:00 AM Central Time, May 5, 2021.