VA Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy Mail Manifesting Services
ID: 36C77025112024Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL CMOP OFFICE (36C770)LEAVENWORTH, KS, 66048, USA

NAICS

All Other Business Support Services (561499)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/9bcf2886c979477a8c5ffdc23bfb5c26/view
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    Description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking qualified contractors to provide Mail Manifesting Services for its Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy (CMOP) program. The procurement aims to manage the timely and accurate shipping of prescription parcels from seven CMOP facilities, ensuring that deliveries are made within seven days to maintain patient care. This initiative is crucial for streamlining mail processes and enhancing service quality for Veteran patients, with a performance period consisting of a base year and four optional years. Interested parties must submit their qualifications and capability statements to Phillip Reuwer at Phillip.Reuwer@va.gov by 3 PM CST on December 13, 2024, as this opportunity is set aside for small businesses, particularly Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

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    Phillip Reuwer
    Phillip.Reuwer@va.gov
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    PWS 11.12.2024.docx
    This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Mail Manifesting Services in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). The Contractor is tasked with providing personnel, equipment, and services necessary for managing mail manifesting for prescription parcels across seven CMOP facilities and the Direct to Patient (DTP) program. Key objectives include timely management, accuracy in invoicing, and collaboration with shipping entities like USPS and UPS. Services encompass parcel pickup, postage application, tracking, reporting, and billing, with a focus on maintaining patient care by ensuring prescription delivery within seven days. The BPA's performance period consists of a base year and four optional years, subject to a transition phase post-award. Quality control, security measures, and responsiveness to potential disruptions are emphasized, alongside the importance of a customer service support system through a dedicated web portal for tracking and managing deliveries. The PWS aims to unify and streamline mail manifesting processes to achieve cost efficiency and improved service quality for Veteran patients.
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