What this opportunity is
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking lab and pharmacy courier services for the Veteran Health Indiana VA Health Care System under a sole source contract with All American Express Solutions LLC. This opportunity falls under NAICS 492110, which is suitable for small businesses with a size standard of 1,500 employees. Notably, this is a special notice rather than a competitive solicitation, meaning interested parties should prepare to provide evidence that competition would benefit the government, rather than submitting bids.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
SUBJECT*
Emergency 1 Year Courier Contract1)
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
44131
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25026Q0784
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
07-28-2026 1pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
R602
NAICS CODE*
492110
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs
Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10
6100 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 490
Independence OH 44131
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist
Tiera T. Sims
Tiera.Sims@va.gov
Contracting Officer
Kristina L. Peart
Kristina. Peart@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
VA Homepage
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
tiera.sims@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Contract Specialist
DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Health Indiana VA Health Care System in accordance with RFO 6.302-2, Urgent and Compelling, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with All American Express Solutions LLC for a one (1) year bridge contract for VHI Courier Services. NAICS 492110 applies, the small business size standard is 1500 employees.
Contractor shall provide lab and pharmacy courier services to the Veteran Health Indiana VA Health Care. August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, in strict accordance with all schedules, specifications, terms, conditions and provisions of the contract.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 1:00 pm EDT on July 28, 2026. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. All responses must be emailed to Tiera.Sims@va.gov and Kristina.Peart@va.gov.
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.