Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C25726D0073

Veterans Integrated Service Network 17, a Department of Veterans Affairs entity, awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Journey Via Gurney, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, with a ceiling of $36,392,350 and an award date of June 15, 2026. The contract carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation and extends through June 14, 2031.

The contract provides Basic Life Support non-emergency ambulance transportation services across a 23-county service area in South Texas, including the Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System and affiliated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics serving approximately 38,667 veterans. Performance locations span multiple South Texas communities including Harlingen, McAllen, Brownsville, and affiliated clinics.

The originating solicitation, posted January 21, 2026 and due March 2, 2026, called for 24/7 stretcher-accessible ambulance transportation with a 97 percent on-time delivery rate and 97 percent incident reporting compliance. Personnel must hold current Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic certifications meeting federal, state, and local requirements. The contractor must handle up to four simultaneous requests with response times ranging from 15 to 60 minutes depending on request type. Invoicing uses the VetRide Vendor Portal with HCPCS codes A0428, A0380, and A0398. The solicitation was a 100 percent set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 621910. Historical workload data indicated approximately 16,000 base rate trips per ordering period, with FY25 containing 6,735 total trips. The minimum obligated amount is $10,000,000. Award was expected to become effective on or before February 9, 2026, with a 30-day mobilization period following award.