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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice V999 Wheelchair transportation service (new) - PHILA 15212 36C24420R0039 03-13-2020 N

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485991 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 Cynthia Grygier cynthia.grygier@va.gov Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104

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cynthia.grygier@va.gov cynthia.grygier@va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4, on behalf of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, anticipates the award of a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Wheelchair Van Transportation Services for the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR 12.203 Procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses.

This competitive, best value procurement will be awarded using the Performance Price Tradeoff (PPT) source selection methodology. PPT is a simplified best value source selection method that uses a Go/No-Go or Pass/Fail criteria to evaluate the technical approach. The Government will further review those proposals that pass the technical evaluation using a tradeoff between price and past performance. Past performance is considered more important than Price.

Contractor agrees to provide non-emergent wheelchair van transportation services, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (to include all federal holidays) for eligible veterans of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, its Community Living Center, and its five Community Based Outreach Clinics located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Contractor shall have available the appropriate number of vehicles to provide services in a timely manner as outlined by the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements contained in the PWS, standards of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for paratransit, and the Joint Commission.

Contractor must be a certified provider of paratransit services in the state of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) at the time of quote submission. ANY QUOTE RECEIVED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PENNSYLVANIA PUC CERTIFICATION WILL BE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 485991 Special Needs Transportation and the Small Business Administration size standard is $16.5 Million.

All interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://sam.gov) and complete online Representations and Certifications at (https://sam.gov/) prior to submitting a quote. If claiming veteran status, you must be verified in VIP (www.VIP.VETBIZ.gov) as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) prior to submitting a quote.

Information and solicitation documents for this solicitation will be posted on Contract Opportunities at https://beta.sam.gov. Potential quoters are responsible for monitoring this site for posting of the solicitation package, addenda to the solicitation and any other pertinent information.

The Government is not obligated to award a contract because of this notice, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Cynthia Grygier, Contracting Officer at cynthia.grygier@va.gov by 03/04/2020.

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