V--Iowa Lab Courier - SDVOSB Sole Source

The VA Midwest Health Care System (VAMHCS) in Minneapolis, Minnesota intends to award on a sole source basis under the authority of Public law (PL) 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, which is codified at 38 U.S.C. §§ 8127 and 8218 and allows for a sole source acquisition to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to Crosstown Courier, Inc., an SDVOSB, at 165 Front Street, Chicopee, Massachusetts 01013 for a lab courier contract for the VA Central Iowa Healthcare System (VACIHS) in Des Moines, IA. FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i) is also applicable and provides that, “(2) Full and open competition need not be provided for when (i) A statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through another agency or form a specified source…â€� The contract is for one (1) base year with four (4) option years and will commence on or about October 1, 2010 and end September 30, 2015. Interested SDVOSB organizations may submit their letter of interest/qualifications to perform this effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 1:00 p.m. CST on September 3, 2010. Such letter of interest/qualifications will be evaluated solely to determine whether or not this procurement should be awarded as a sole source award. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFP will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to [email protected] with the solicitation number referenced in the subject line.