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- Solicitation number
- 36C24426Q0806
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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office for the Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVAMC) to conduct market research for non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair van transportation services in Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware. The WVAMC, which serves over 47,530 veterans across its main campus and five Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, requires a contractor to provide Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Critical Care Transport (CCT), Specialty Care Transport (SCT), and Wheelchair Van services on a 24/7 basis, including weekends and holidays. The contractor must supply all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and reporting necessary to fulfill these requirements. The anticipated contract vehicle is one five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) award with a business size standard of $22.5 million under NAICS code 621910.
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice (Solicitation Number 36C24426Q0806) are due by July 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time and must be submitted to Contracting Specialist Cynthia Laemmerhirt at cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov. This notice is being issued to determine the level of interest among socioeconomic groups, including Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), small or emerging small businesses, and large businesses, to determine the appropriate set-aside strategy. Respondents must provide a Capabilities Statement, SAM UEI number, business location, socioeconomic status certification, confirmation of capability to service all required locations, and details on how they will fulfill 100 percent of VA transportation requirements. All information submitted is marked as proprietary; responses do not constitute offers and cannot be accepted to form a binding contract, and responders bear all associated costs.
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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Wilmington VAMC ALS/BLS Ambulance & Wheelchair Van Transport for Kent & Sussex Counties, Delaware |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 19320 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24426Q0806 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 07-30-2026 10:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
SET-ASIDE
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| V225 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 621910 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office 4 Coatesville VAMC 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road Coatesville, PA 19320
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Specialist Cynthia Laemmerhirt cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
| ADDRESS |
| Wilmington VA Medical Center |
1601 Kirkwood Highway
Wilmington DE
| POSTAL CODE |
| 19805 |
| COUNTRY |
| USA |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov/ |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| Dept of Veterans Affairs |
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Dept of Veterans Affairs |
DESCRIPTION
Instructions:
This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. This notice is being issued in an attempt to determine the level of interest among all socioeconomic groups. Responses will assist VA planners in determining an appropriate acquisition and set-aside strategy which best fits VA requirements.
This action is to perform market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; (2) Veteran Owned Small Business; (3) Small or emerging small business firms; or (4) large business firms to set aside one 5-year contract.
1. Purpose: The Wilmington VA Medical Center (hereafter WVAMC), its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and affiliated healthcare clinics require contracted non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair van transportation services. The contractor shall provide all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and necessary reporting for the provision of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Critical Care Transport (CCT), Specialty Care Transport (SCT), and Wheelchair Van (WC Van) transport. The contactor shall make these ambulance and wheelchair van transportation services available to the VA as needed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (24/7), including weekends and holidays.
2. Background: The WVAMC main campus is located at 1601 Kirkwood HY, Wilmington, DE. 19805, serving over 47,530 veterans, primarily from the Wilmington area and it’s 5 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. The hospital has 120 inpatient beds and sees approximately 1,445-inpatient admissions and 440,000 outpatient visits a year. Veterans served within this facility live within the following counties.
County
| Kent County |
| Sussex County |
The anticipated contract issued will be one five-year IDIQ.
All interested firms who can meet the requirement should respond, in writing, and provide the following:
1. Please describe your business in a Capabilities Statement.
2. Please provide your SAM UEI number.
3. Please provide your location / address.
4. What is your Socio-Economic status?
- If you are a SDVOSB/VOSB, are you capable of signing VAAR 852.219-75?
5. Are you capable of picking up and dropping off at all required locations?
6. Describe how you will fulfill 100% of VA’s requirements for ALS/BLS/CCT Ambulance and Wheelchair Van Transports described in the Draft PWS.
7. Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes.
Additional research will be conducted to verify capabilities by utilizing multiple websites such as vendor website, SBA, and SAM.gov.
Provide this information to the Contracting Specialist, Cynthia Laemmerhirt at cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov no later than 10:00 am (Eastern Time), Thursday, July 30, 2026. Sources Sought 36C24426Q0030 – Wilmington VAMC ALS/BLS Ambulance Transportation Service has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The NAICS Code 621910 is applicable to this acquisition, with a Business Size Standard of $22.5M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract.
See attached document: PWS Ambu_WC Van for Sussex_Kent_DRAFT.
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