8115--New Contract Optical Shipping Boxes - Scarboro Group LLC Base Plus Four

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the NCO 20 Network Contracting Office, is soliciting proposals for a firm-fixed-price contract to supply shipping boxes and invoice paper to the VISN 20 Optical Fabrication Laboratory at the Boise VA Medical Center. This procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside under NAICS code 322212, with awards to be made on a lowest-price, technically acceptable basis to a single contractor who meets stringent responsibility and past performance thresholds. The base period runs from July 1, 2026, through June 3, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods through June 30, 2031, subject to funding and operational needs. The contractor must deliver 192,000 tuck-top auto-bottom shipping boxes measuring 7.25 by 3.25 by 2.25 inches and 120 boxes of invoice paper (1,000 sheets per box, 8.5 by 11 inches, with adhesive strip) each year during the base period and each exercised option year. All items must be new, fully assembled, securely palletized or boxed, and protected from weather during transport, with deliveries made FOB destination to Boise, Idaho. Lead time for each order is ten days, excluding federal holidays, and quality must meet a 99% Acceptable Quality Level for functional glue points and structural integrity. Design approval must be obtained via email from the VISN 20 OFL Manager prior to initial fulfillment. Invoices must be submitted in arrears with full detail including TIN, contract and line item numbers, shipment data, and payment terms, and payments are processed electronically via SAM. Offerors must be registered in SAM with a current UEI and CAGE code, have completed all required representations and certifications under FAR 52.212-3, and comply with all applicable federal laws including those governing procurement integrity, kickbacks, and fly America requirements. Proposals are due June 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM PDT and must be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer, with complete responses including executed SF 1449, price proposal, and verification of responsibility and past performance to be considered. No government-furnished equipment or follow-on work is anticipated.