MVHAHCS Ground Ambulance IDIQ RFQ Combined Pre-Solicitation Notice and Solicitation Notice

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks to establish a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for non-emergency ground ambulance services supporting the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, with proposals due June 3, 2026 and questions due March 13, 2026. The procurement is unrestricted; no set-aside applies.

Place of performance is Minneapolis, Minnesota and subordinate geographic regions including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska. The contractor must provide stretcher transports, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Critical Care Transport (CCT) up to Tier III capabilities available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. All personnel must hold EMT/paramedic certifications and pass background investigations at the Special Agreement Check level and TB testing. NAICS code is 621910; PSC code is V225.

The contract ceiling is $9,400,000 with a minimum guarantee of $1,000 over the five-year period. The base performance period runs April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods thereafter. Line items cover ALS transports (100 one-way trips annually), BLS non-emergency transports (600 one-way trips), gurney/litter transports (10 one-way trips), critical care transports (20 one-way trips), and associated mileage and waiting time charges. The contract is firm fixed-price with pricing submitted in Volume I; technical capability narrative and past performance references (up to three from the past three years) submit in Volume II. The contractor must maintain general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence, comply with Service Contract Labor Standards prevailing wage requirements, and meet HIPAA, blood-borne pathogen, and VHA compliance training obligations. Offers submit electronically to Jeffrey.Brown8@va.gov in Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, or Microsoft Excel format.