FedEx Delivery Service for Veterans Affairs VISN 23

Justification and Approval Notice Justification and Approval Notice Page 6 of 6 Justification and Approval Notice = Required Field Justification and Approval Notice Page 1 of 6 Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source the following requirement. Reference FY26 FEDERAL EXPRESS Task Order TITLE OF PROJECT: Next Generation Delivery Services to support VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network This is not a request for proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the government to pay for costs incurred from the preparation and/or submission of data in response to this notice. Written responses to this Notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Information received in response to this Notice will be considered solely for the purposes of market research and determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. Any contractor offering this service via NAICS 492110, if desired, may respond to Scott Morrison, [email protected] no later than 07 MAY, 2026.

BACKGROUND, PURPOSE AND

SCOPE OF WORK: Federal Express (FEDEX) shall provide all supervision, labor, and material required to provide small package pickup and delivery services from US Transportation Command Contract HTC711-23-D-C023 for domestic delivery services for the following VISN 23 VA locations; VA Black Hills Health Care System, Fort Meade Campus, 113 Comanche Road, Fort Meade, SD 57741 VA Black Hills Health Care System, Hot Spring Campus, 500 North 5th Street, Hot Springs, SD 57747 Central Iowa VA Health Care System, 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 Fargo VA Health Care System, 2101 Elm Street N., Fargo, ND 58102 Iowa City VA Health Care System, 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City IA 52246 Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Health Care System, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105 Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, 2501 W 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 St. Cloud VA Health Care System, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303 VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network, 2805 Dodd Road, Suite 250, Eagan, MN 55121 Procurement mode: Justification and Approval (J&A) For Other Than Full and Open Competition with criteria from the J&A cited below; The proposed sole source task order against GWAC contract number HTC711-23-D-C023 for a period of one calendar year for NGDS Couriers and Express Delivery Services with FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (FEDEX), 3610 HACKS CROSS RD, MEMPHIS TN 38125 The proposed action provides express small package delivery services for international and domestic express and ground small package delivery services for all locations within VISN 23. Services required include time-definite, door-to-door pickup, delivery, transportation as well as timely and accurate in-transit visibility. Service must be compatible with existing automation; FEDEX software as well as pharmacy package processing procedures. The total estimated value of the proposed action is $737,600.00. Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: (x) (1) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency

Requirements per 41 USC §3304(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1; Federal Express has been awarded a fixed price GWAC Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for Next Generation Delivery Service-2 (NGDS-2) via contract number HTC711-23-D-C023 (hosted and maintained by the US Transportation Command). The task order for this service shall be compatible with existing automation that utilizes proprietary FEDEX software on all package processing machines. Additionally, each pharmacy shipment may be processed utilizing proprietary pharmacy and healthcare packaging, package processing and labeling technology such as temperature-controlled packaging, tamper-evident technology and custom kitting that supports reconfiguration of products for final distribution. Additionally, FEDEX is a mandatory source for package delivery services as cited within the (OMB) memo M-17-29 dated July 27, 2017, subject Best-in-Class Mandatory Solution Package Delivery Services. US Transportation Command hosts the GWAC for UPS, FedEx and Polar Air Cargo. Each awardee has their own GWAC number. Polar Air Cargo ships overseas packages to include freight items of all types. FedEx and UPS specialize in domestic shipments. Although this procurement is not directly competed among the GWAC vendors, both UPS and FedEx will be issued a task order to facilitate rate shopping at the time which the shipment is processed.

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