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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 21, 2015 FBO #4865
DOCUMENT

65 -- SWANCO - Attachment

Notice Date

3/19/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621511 — Medical Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN17 Network Contracting Activity;7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C);San Antonio TX 78229
 

ZIP Code

78229
 

Solicitation Number

VA25714Q1822
 

Archive Date

4/18/2015
 

Point of Contact

DR. VINICKY ANN ERVIN
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

STATEMENT OF WORK FOR COURIER SERVICES The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) Pharmacy Service located at the Dallas Veterans Medical Center, Dallas, Texas intends to award a contract for the provision of courier services. The Contractor shall provide regularly scheduled pickups of prescriptions from various locations as noted below and deliver to pharmacy locations throughout the VA North Texas Healthcare System. Service: Furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and supervision (except as specified) necessary to provide same day courier services for the following locations: "Dallas VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas 75216 "VA Polk Street Annex, 4243 S. Polk Street, Dallas, Texas 75224 (once daily Monday - Friday) "Other locations as needed on an intermittent (not daily) basis "Las Colinas "Patient residents various locations as far as Corsicana Other locations consist primarily of other hospitals, patient residences, and vendor sites; but may also include locations not mentioned in this SOW as required by Dallas VAMC Pharmacy. Cargo: Items to be transported will consist primarily of medications but shipments may also include miscellaneous supplies. All shipments will be clearly labeled. The Contractor will not be responsible for packaging and labeling medications and/or supplies. Contractor Responsibilities: a.The contractor assumes all liability risks for work performed under this contract. Must assume total liability for all contract employees. CONTRACT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF VANTHCS; b.Must provide 24 hour, 7 days per week stand-by service. All couriers transporting medications under this contract shall possess a valid driver's license, vehicle insurance, and registration and have two-way radios, cell phones, or pagers for communication purposes. The Contractor shall provide proof that all drivers have had training in the transportation of medication. Any delays in deliveries shall be reported to Stephanie Carey at (214) 857-0556. The Contractor shall provide all vehicles and couriers needed to perform this effort. Contractor shall ensure the confidentiality of all patient information and records being transported and will be held liable in the event of a breach of confidentiality. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579). The C&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. The Service Contract Act applies to this requirement and the appropriate SCA Wage Determination is attached. All applicable employees performing under this contract shall be paid in accordance with the SCA. The Contractor shall maintain proper temperature in vehicles to preserve medical supplies, and medications. The Contractor shall provide insulated transport containers for the pickup/delivery of medications. Vehicles shall not be left in extreme heat or cold while medications are being transported. Occasionally, the Contractor shall be required to furnish dry ice for transportation prior to arrival at the pickup site. Dry ice is most often used to transport certain medications/supplies and is not expected on a routine basis. Pickup/delivery schedule: Pick up and deliveries shall be made daily from each clinic (Monday-Friday) except on Federal Holidays (as observed). Pickup times will be established for each clinic by Dallas VAMC Pharmacy Service in accordance with clinic personnel. The Contractor shall give prior notification to each clinic at the phone numbers indicated below if the scheduled pick-up time cannot be met for any reason. Points of Contact: Dallas VAMCStephanie Carey at (214) 857-0556 Las Colinas Stacy Hightower at (972) 580-1814 Delivery shall be made to the Pharmacy Service administrative office located in on the first floor of the Clinical Addition. Government Observed Holidays: New Year's Day Martin Luther King's Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day COST/PRICE SCHEDULE The bid below outlines an estimated monthly, quarterly, and annual rate for courier services. Billing shall be based on the Standard Monthly Rate and actual number of Overtime Units and Polk Street deliveries per month. BID ITEM I: Period of Service - October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2018: Annual Service Contract for Courier Services ItemEstimated Monthly UnitsCostEstimated Monthly Cost Standard Monthly Rate (includes all deliveries of no more than 32 miles between 6:00pm and 6:00am Monday - Friday and 24 hrs/day on Saturday and Sunday) 1 Overtime Unit Rate (one unit represents a delivery between 6:00am and 6:00pm Monday - Friday or any additional mileage over 32 miles any one delivery regardless of time of day) 5 Additional Rate for Polk Street Deliveries (one unit represents one delivery) 34
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VASTHCS/VASTHCS/VA25714Q1822/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA257-14-Q-1822 VA257-14-Q-1822.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1929633&FileName=VA257-14-Q-1822-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1929633&FileName=VA257-14-Q-1822-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03672796-W 20150321/150319234906-73537fe77a6aacf4187094770ac7296f (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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