65--Modification to the Mail ManifestingPresolicitation Notice

Description: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Acquisition Center will be issuing a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) solicitation under RFQ 797-07-RQ-0052, for a future mail manifesting contract. The BPA will be for mail manifesting services at the VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). The RFQ solicitation will be issued to GSA contract holders for Miscellaneous Mail Services, category 733-3. CMOPs located in Chelmsford, MA and Lancaster, TX will use the resultant BPA. The resultant BPA will have a one year base period and four option periods not to exceed a total of five years. We are looking for a vendor that can perform the required service at a firm fixed price per parcel. Mail manifesting services are summarized as follows: The contractor picks up bins full of pre-packaged, pre-addressed prescriptions; Takes them to the contractor's facility; Sorts them by zip code; and Delivers those packages to the closest post office to the veteran patient Contractor will be responsible to manifest 100% of parcels received from the CMOP for same day entry into the US Postal Service (USPS). The USPS must be in receipt of all CMOP parcels within 24 clock hours. First Class and Priority Mail must be tendered to the USPS within 8 clock hours of receipt from the CMOP. Standard expedited parcels require USPS entry within 24 clock hours from the time of pickup from CMOP. The point of contact for this action is German Arcibal at [email protected]., or voice mail at 708-786-7663.