Courier Services between OKC and CBOCs   2

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, is seeking courier services for the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System and surrounding Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The services are intended to transport various items, including sterile supplies, laboratory specimens, interoffice mail, office supplies, clinical supplies, equipment, pharmacy prescriptions, and other items between the specified locations.

Work Details
The contractor is required to provide regularly scheduled pickups and deliveries of various items between the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System and the listed CBOCs. The contractor must adhere to specific delivery schedules and packaging requirements for different types of items. Additionally, the contractor must maintain proper temperature in vehicles for transporting specimens and provide evidence of completed investigations. The solicitation also requires the completion of a Price/Cost Schedule and includes clauses related to inspection/acceptance, assignment, changes, excusable delays, invoice submission, patent indemnity, payment terms, risk of loss, taxes, termination for convenience or cause, title transfer, warranty, limitation of liability, compliance with laws unique to Government contracts, order of precedence, unauthorized obligations, delivery orders or task orders issuance and limitations.

Period of Performance
The contract period includes a base year with options for four additional years. The performance schedule is not explicitly provided in this section.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations where the courier services will be performed include the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System and various Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in Oklahoma and Texas.