The following is a Sources Sought/Request for Information notice. This posted notice is not a Pre- Solicitation or Solicitation document. The government is not currently soliciting bids, quotes or proposals at this time; however, reserves the right to do so at a later date. The Pittsburgh VA Kidney Transplant Center under the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System located at University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, has a future requirement for a blood and specimen courier. Under this program, the awarded contractor shall provide at minimum the following: All materials to include but not limited to blood transfer kits. The Contractor shall provide all kit materials. Prepaid return specimen envelopes Pre-paid shipping labels and logistical package tracking Shipment and tracking of material and specimens to patients and from Test sites to the labs. Logistical and customer service support. Full 24-hour customer support system. The contractor shall be responsible for providing (6) different types of blood kits, and pre-paid shipping labels with postage based on type of courier delivery as listed below. Test Needed: HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) Kit contains: (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box Seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1)Exempt Human Specimen label (1) Lot Number Label (1) STAT label (1) Rubber Band (4) Tube, Yellow, 8.5mL Vacutainer®, Glass, Whole Blood ACD (5) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Potential frequency: 200 Shipping Method: Ground OB and NDA Sat Del shipping added into cost of the kit Test Needed: Monthly Serum Sample Kit contains (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) Lot Number Label QUOTE VALID FOR 60 DAYS Description (1) Rubber Band (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) Mailer (1) RSL-USPS-First Class Potential frequency: 12,000 Shipping Method: RSL-USPS-FIRST CLASS USPS Priority OB and RS Shipping added into the cost of the kit Test Needed: Recipient Living Donor Crossmatch Kit Kit contains: (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) box seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) STAT Label (1) Lot Number Label (1) Rubber Band (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) Mailer (1) RSL-USPS-First Class Potential frequency: 200 Shipping Method: RSL-USPS-FIRST CLASS USPS Priority OB and RS Shipping added into the cost of the kit Test Needed: Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) Kit contains: (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Description (1) Patient Label (1) Requisition (1) Rubber Band (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box Seal (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) STAT label (1) Lot Number Label Potential frequency: 500 Shipping Method: Ground OB and NDA Sat Del shipping added into cost of the kit Test Needed: IgG/IgM Kit Kit contains: (1) Box Seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Exempt Human Specimen Label (1) STAT Label (1) Lot Number Label (1) Red Top Tube (1) White Box (1) Outer Box Label (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (4) Lavender Tubes (1) Reference Laboratory Request Form (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL (1) Rubber Band (1) Patient Label Potential frequency: 150 Shipping Method: UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Ground OB and NDA Sat Del Shipping added into the cost of the kit Test Needed: Living Kidney Donor HUMANLEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) and Crossmatch Kit, EA. Kit contains: (1) Lot Number Label (1) Rubber Band (4) Tube, Yellow, 8.5mL Vacutainer®, Glass, Whole Blood ACD (1) White Box Distribution and Processing Fee per kit (cost to manage PHI Paperwork, Shipping and handling) Cost is built into the kit costs at $2.00 per kit (1) Biohazard Bag (1) 50ml Absorbent (1) Box Seal (1) 5-Tube Specimen Mailer (1) Outer Box Label (1) UPS Clinical Labpak (4) Patient Label (1) Tube, Red, 10mL Vacutainer® Plus, Plastic, Serum (1) Requisition (1) UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Potential frequency: 300 Shipping Method: UPS NDA Saturday Delivery RSL Ground OB and NDA Sat Del Shipping added into the cost of the kit ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) DATABASE. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV. Responses to this notice shall include: Company Name Address Point of Contact Phone Number Email Address DUNS Number CAGE Code Tax ID Number ** Note: In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Kingdomware, service disabled veteran owned (SDVOSB) and veteran owned (VOSB), who are interested in this procurement and con