USDA-NASS Courier Services

This solicitation, numbered 1232SA26Q1050, is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial courier services under FAR Part 12, issued as a Request for Quotation by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 492110 with a size standard of 1,500 employees, open only to eligible small businesses including HUBZone, SDVOSB, and general small business concerns. The work involves providing courier services to transport time-sensitive printed materials from the USDA NASS Print Mail Center in St. Louis, Missouri, to the U.S. Post Office under FOB Destination terms, with performance occurring exclusively at 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132. The contract includes a one-year base period beginning September 1, 2026, with four one-year option periods extending potential performance through August 31, 2031. Quotations must be submitted by the extended deadline of August 5, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET, and must comply with the Statement of Work and Wage Determination No. 2015-5075. Evaluation will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, with price as the primary factor, followed by technical acceptability and past performance. Offerors must be active in SAM.gov, hold a valid UEI, and self-certify as small business. All option periods must be priced; failure to do so renders a quote non-responsive. Invoicing is to be sent via paper to the payment office in Beltsville, Maryland, with no electronic invoicing system specified. Contract administration details are incomplete, with no named PCO, COR, or COTR provided. The contract includes numerous FAR clauses covering whistleblower protections, anti-trafficking, labor standards, paid sick leave, DEI compliance, subcontracting, payment by EFT, and prohibitions on internal confidentiality agreements that restrict reporting misconduct. Additional special requirements include compliance with anti-discrimination laws under Executive Orders 14168 and 14173, prohibition of data transmission outside the United States, ban on using government data to train AI models, and a requirement to reimburse employees $3.35 weekly for uniform cleaning. Security clearances are not required, but data must be handled within U.S. borders. No packaging, labeling