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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 25, 2014 FBO #4626
DOCUMENT

R -- Courier Services (specimen and laboratory pick up & delivery) - Attachment

Notice Date

7/23/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

492210 — Local Messengers and Local Delivery
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;Network Contracting Office 3 (10N3NCO);130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

10468-3904
 

Solicitation Number

VA24314I1385
 

Response Due

7/29/2014
 

Archive Date

8/13/2014
 

Point of Contact

Charnell Cunningham
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Synopsis: Please note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals, the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. Network Contracting Office (NCO) 3 of the Department of Veterans Affairs is currently conducting a market survey for qualified firms capable of providing "Courier Services" for the VA New Jersey Healthcare System (NJHCS), East Orange. The contractor shall provide courier service to pick up and deliver patient specimens, blood and blood products, and laboratory products on an on-call basis to and from the East Orange, NJ laboratory. This service is needed twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. Scope: A fully licensed courier company will provide delivery between the Lyons campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, 151 Knollcroft Rd. Lyons, NJ 07939 and the East Orange campus located at 385 Tremont Ave., East Orange, NJ 07018 and various other locations throughout the state and New York as needed. Pickup at the Lyons campus will be on the ground floor, building 4, near the admissions area. Pickup and delivery at the East Orange Campus will be the in the accessioning area of the chemistry department located on the first floor in building 1, room 1-176. There are approximately 12 - 21 runs per month between these two campuses. There is also the occasional need to send a specimen to the Blood Center of New Jersey, located in East Orange, or the New York Blood Center, which is in Long Island City. The estimate is 0 -2 per month. There is also the occasional need to send a specimen to area hospitals, such as the University Hospital. There may also be a rare need for delivery to Pennsylvania. This list is not all inclusive since it is not possible to anticipate every situation that may arise. The courier will provide all necessary labor, transportation, equipment, material and supplies for twenty-four (24) hour pickup and delivery of routine and emergency reagents, blood and/or blood products, lab products and specimens on an on-call basis. The courier should arrive within 45 minutes of receiving a call and have the ability to immediately deliver STAT specimens. The area served includes, but is not limited to, New Jersey and occasionally New York and Pennsylvania. Laboratory specimens, i.e. body fluids, and human blood products, will be properly packaged by VA staff. Packing may or may not include dry ice or wet ice. The outer shipping containers are to be provided by the vendor. Deliveries will be made directly to Laboratory Service. The contractor is responsible for the safe transportation of all items to their destination. The contractor shall insure that all drivers are trained and have received instruction in the safe transport of infectious/diagnostic specimens as required by federal, state and local law. This shall include instructions on procedures to follow in the event of leaks, spills, or breakage of packaging for the lab specimens. Documentation must be provided upon request. Vehicles must provide protection for the items being transported to prevent exposure to weather (direct sunlight, heat, cold, rain, snow, water, etc.), and insure items are secured to prevent theft or loss. Courier is responsible for maintaining a log of all pick-ups and deliveries. Logs will indicate the time and dates of pick-ups and deliveries, number of specimens/parcels received or delivered, and the appropriate signatures. Logs shall be available for review at any time during the contract. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 492210. Responses to this notice must be submitting in writing (email or fax) and must be received not later than July 29, 2014 at 10:00am. Email: charnell.cunningham@va.gov and Fax: 718-741-4722. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Interested parties MUST provide company/individual name, a capability statement, examples of same or similar work performed at other facilities, DUNS number and address, point of contact and social-economic. Interested parties who do not submit the above information on or before the response due date and time will not be considered for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification/socioeconomic status (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business or large business), relative to NAICS 492210. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on GSA Ebuy or Federal Business opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/VA24314I1385/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA243-14-I-1385 VA243-14-I-1385.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1517022&FileName=VA243-14-I-1385-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1517022&FileName=VA243-14-I-1385-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA New Jersey Healthcare System;385 Tremont Avenue;East Orange, NJ

Zip Code: 07018
 

Record

SN03435643-W 20140725/140724000229-e8c8a33bcfa51733c57a6d47c7b57c1d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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