Medical Transportation Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 intends to award a contract for the procurement of Medical Transportation services. The contractor shall transport beneficiaries including physically or mentally handicapped individuals in wheelchairs, and aged and infirm persons, their attendants and personal belongings between points in Indiana. Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to transport VA beneficiaries by Wheelchair Van method.

The services of this contract will be utilized primarily for trips starting at a veteran's location (residence, nursing home, and other medical facilities) with the trip terminating at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. Some trips will start at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center and end at other medical facilities and vice versa. Trips may start at a veteran's location and end at other medical facilities, i.e. IU Medical Center, Riley Hospital, Methodist Hospital etc. This procurement is a small business set-aside; all qualified, responsible sources may submit an offer that shall be considered by the agency. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 485991 and its size standard of 6.5 million apply. The solicitation shall be made available on or about July 22, 2008 with a due date of August 18, 2008. Copies of the solicitation may be obtained at no charge at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ Dissemination is limited to electronic medium and the VA will provide no hard copies. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. The resulting contract shall be awarded to the offeror who provides the best overall value to the Government. The term of the contract shall be from date of award through September 30, 2009 with, four (4) one year options. No telephone request will be accepted.