Air Ambulance Services VAPIHCS

Network Contracting Office (NCO) is planning to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to obtain air ambulance services for inter-island transport for the State of Hawaii. The Contractor shall provide ALS/BLS/CCT air ambulance service twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, including all holidays for beneficiaries of the VA. The Contractor shall provide passenger air charter service and related passenger services to assist the Government in meeting its travel needs from the neighbor islands to the island of Oahu, HI. The demand for air ambulance services is estimated at 6-7 trips per month.



The solicitation number for this RFP is VA261-13-R-0265. The solicitation will be issued on or about April 9, 2013, with an anticipated proposal due date of May 17, 2013.



The Period of Performance of the Base Year begins on or about September 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013 with four (4) one year option periods.



The NAICS is 621910 and the size standard is $7 million. This will be a firm fixed priced contract.



Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.



All questions shall be submitted in writing to Nicole.do@va.gov not later than May 10, 2013 at 4:00 PM HST.



Note: If claiming SDVOSB and VOSB, firm must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry http://www.vetbiz.gov/



SOLICITATION CHECKLIST



1. Offerors must submit a complete proposal to provide a basis for evaluation by the Government. The information provided shall be current, concise, factual and complete. Proposals that merely offer to conduct the work in accordance with the Government's requirements, "as described in the Statement of Work", or citing "generally accepted procedures" will be considered unacceptable and rejected.





Item Done ?

Section I - Administrative Requirements

Standard Form 1449, Blocks 12, 17a, 17b, 30a, 30b and 30c are completed

Solicitation with the following sections completed:

Completed Contact for Contract Administration

Completed Contractor's Remittance (Payment) Address

Completed Commercial Delivery Schedule

Completed Offeror's Representations and Certifications (ORCA) AND Compliance with VETS-100 Reporting (FAR 52.212-3)

Reviewed Statement of Work on Page 24

Section II - EVALUATION

Executive summary

Commercial catalog or descriptive literature OR narrative response addressing elements for corporate experience

Factor 1- Technical and Management Capability

Subfactor A - Corporate Experience (Page 44)

Subfactor B - Company History (Page 45)

Subfactor C - Resumes, Certifications, Licenses (Page 45)

Subfactor D - FAA Carrier Certificate (Page 45)

Subfactor E - Contingency Plan for Unexpected Occurrences (Page 45)

Subfactor F - Commercial Price List (Page 45)

Subfactor G - Insurance Certification (Page 45)

Factor 2 - Past Performance

Factor 3 - Subcontracting Plan (Large businesses only) (Page 47)

Factor 4 - Collective Bargaining Agreement (Page 47)