SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- 6 month Emergent Courier Contract 636C51101
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2014
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 492110
— Couriers and Express Delivery Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;NCO 23 - Iowa City;1303 5th St, Suite 300;Coralville IA 52241
- ZIP Code
- 52241
- Solicitation Number
- VA26315Q0220
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2014
- Point of Contact
- Travis Johnson
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- VA263-15-P-0848
- Award Date
- 12/1/2014
- Description
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Justification and Approval For Other Than Full and Open Competition 1.Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23, Sioux Falls Medical Center This is a "Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition." 2237 number: 636-15-1-5048-0018. Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office 2501 West 22nd St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105-1305 2.Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: NWI is seeking to award a firm fixed price purchase order for Six(6) months of courier services at all three NWI hospitals. 3.Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency's Needs: The NWI VA Medical Centers have an emergency need for courier services for Omaha, Licoln and Grand Island VA Medical Centers. The total cost for 6 months is $128,000.00 4.Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: 41 USC §253(g), as implemented by FAR 6.302. ( x ) (2) Unusual and Compelling Urgency per FAR 6.302-2; 5.Demonstration that the Contractor's Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority): Use of Quick City Courier DBA Billings Group Inc. for Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System's (NWIHCS) courier needs is required due to unusual and compelling urgency. The current NWIHCS courier contract will expire on November 30, 2014, and is currently performed by Quick City Courier DBA Billings Group Inc.. NWIHCS cannot meet its mission without courier services for the following reasons: 1. Time and temperature sensitive patient vitals are transported from NWIHCS Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) to the parent facility (Omaha Site) for immediate analysis to assist in patient diagnosis. 2. Used instruments are sent from CBOCs to the Omaha parent facility to be cleaned/re-sterilized and then returned to the CBOCs for use. 3. Medical Supplies, office supplies, DME/prosthetics, C-files (Compensation and Pension files), mail, medical records, cashier transfers, compact discs, radiology films, and other medical/business items are transported between the parent Omaha site and its CBOCs. 6.Description of Efforts Made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as deemed practicable: Only the current vendor performing courier services for NWIHCS is able to perform the needed NWIHCS courier needs beginning December 1,2014 with such short notice, due to the following criteria: route knowledge/ability, badging, etc. 7.Determination by the Contracting Officer that the Anticipated Cost to the Government will be Fair and Reasonable: Contracting Officer will determine price fair and reasonable. 8.Description of the Market Research Conducted and the Results, or a Statement of the Reasons Market Research Was Not Conducted: Pursuant to FAR Part 10 market research was performed to obtain an Independent Government Estimate and famework (timelines) of needed additional NWIHCS courier services, based on input from the current vendor performing NWIHCS courier services. Research to determine if NWIHCS permanent staff could meet/perform the needed courier services of NWIHCS via government vehicles was conducted, and it was determined as not feesable. 9.Any Other Facts Supporting the Use of Other than Full and Open Competition: N/A 10.Listing of Sources that Expressed, in Writing, an Interest in the Acquisition: Quick City Courier DBA Billings Group Inc. 11.A Statement of the Actions, if any, the Agency May Take to Remove or Overcome any Barriers to Competition before Making subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required: The purpose of this 6 month PO is so we have enough time to solicite this on EBuy for a FSS Contract as a 100% small business set-aside. 12.Requirements Certification: I certify that the requirement outlined in this justification is a Bona Fide Need of the Department of Veterans Affairs and that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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