99--Third party freight management services

Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC), Fort Bragg, North Carolina is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Third Party Freight Management Services with healthcare logistics freight experience. The third party freight management company would reduce current inbound charges by a minimum of 40%. The third party freight management company would utilize either FEDEX or UPS for shipments, to include overnight, express, 2nd day shipments and those requiring refrigeration, and have freight shipping alternatives for large shipments that FEDEX or UPS cannot handle. The third party freight management company will only give basic shipping information to the source of supply during the ordering process without any additional requirements on WAMC staff and will verify and pay all freight charges during the contract period. The third party freight management company will work as a liaison to resolve lost or damaged shipments and will grant WAMC's supply chain manager access to a website to run reports to monitor progress, as requested. The period of performance will be one year (1 October 2013 - 30 September 2014). Womack Army Medical Center is seeking capability statements from all interested parties for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition. The Government reserves the right to consider all businesses based on responses hereto. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will by synopsized in FedBizOpps. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. All responses shall be submitted to Ms. Megan Brady at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina @ 910-643-2303; email: [email protected] no later than 3:00pm (EST) 25 June 2013.