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This is an Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation extending the deadline and updating requirements for urgent and non-emergent ambulance transport services. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (Omaha VA Health Care System) issued this amendment to Solicitation 36C26326Q0548 on behalf of the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa network. The solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for commercial items with NAICS code 621910 (Ambulance Services) and a size standard of $22.5 million. The place of performance is the Department of Veterans Affairs NWI Omaha VA Health Care System located at 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68105.

The amendment extends the quote submission deadline to Monday, May 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time and updates the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Quotes must be submitted by email only to Amanda Patterson-Elliott, Contract Specialist, at amanda.patterson-elliott@va.gov prior to the closing deadline. The Government anticipates awarding one firm fixed price contract. Key PWS requirements include maintaining sufficient vehicles and personnel to accommodate up to four simultaneous transport requests, with normal operations involving 3–5 total transports per weekday and significantly less on weekends and holidays. Peak demand for routine scheduled appointments occurs between 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM on weekdays, while patient transfers to the VA hospital peak between 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM on both weekdays and weekends. The contracting office is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23, 1303 5th Street, Suite 300, Coralville, Iowa 52241.