Non-emergent Ambulance and Wheelchair Van Services to provide transportation to patients at the Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center (WBVAMC) and Outpatient Clinics.

This is a Sources Sought only. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is performing market research to assess the commercial marketplace for Ambulance Services at Department of Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre VA medical Center (WBVAMC), 1111 East End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711. The North American Industry Classification System NAICS is 621910 with Small Business size of $15 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) 5 year contract. A DRAFT portion of the Performance Work Statement is below. The official solicitation with complete Performance Work Statement will be posted on www.fbo.gov on or before April 30, 2016.



Draft portion of Performance Work Statement:



1. Purpose is to provide Non-Emergent Ambulance and Non-Emergent Wheelchair Van Patient Transportation Services for the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center and Outpatient Clinics. Mode of vehicle for transport is solely dependent upon Veterans ambulatory or /and medical status. Mode of transport requirements will be submitted by the VA Medical Center during scheduling.



i. Allentown, Pennsylvania Community-Based Outpatient Clinic

3110 Hamilton Boulevard

Allentown, PA 18103



ii. Bangor Clinic

701 Slate Belt Boulevard

Bangor, PA 18013-9341



iii. Berwick Community-Based Outpatient Clinic

Alley Medical Center, 301 West Third Street

Berwick, PA 18603



iv. Tobyhanna Community-Based Outpatient Clinic

Building 220

Tobyhanna, PA 18466



v. Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (WBVAMC)

1111 East End Blvd

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711



vi. Williamsport Community-Based Outpatient Clinic

1705 Warren Avenue, Werner Building - 3rd Floor (Suite 304)

Williamsport, PA 17701



vii. Wayne County Outpatient Clinic

600 Maple Ave. Suite 2

Honesdale, PA 18431





2. Administration of PWS



The WBVAMC will be the administrator of this PWS, and is responsible for the enforcement of this contract. All aforementioned Medical Centers and Out Patient Clinics will hence forth be referred to as "WBVAMC". Contracting Officer is the only one authorized to change the PWS via modification to the contract.

3. Hours of Service



Contractor shall provide services 7 days a week, 24 hours per day, including weekends and holidays, for the term of this contract.

4. VA Patient Beneficiaries



The WBVAMC will pay transportation costs only for VA patients as determined by VA regulations or in accordance with this PWS. The Contractor may contact the WBVAMC Patient Travel Coordinator or designee if there are any questions concerning Veteran's Transportations needs and requirements.

5. Requirements



All work under this PWS shall be performed in accordance with any applicable US Department of Transportation or OSHA regulations, as well as applicable Pennsylvania State EMS Codified Laws and standard industry practice.



Please note: All offerors must be registered in SAMS data base, see https://www.sam.gov and complete online Reps and Certs at http://www.sam.gov. All SDVOSB and VOSB offerors must be registered in VetBiz at http://www.vetbiz.gov . Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at this website only. All respondents must obtain amendments at this website; hard copies will not be mailed. All questions must be submitted in writing by email to Angelamarie.Scott@va.gov





For source sought: If your company provides ambulances services to the area

identified, please provide the information requested below:



1. Company Name

2. Company Duns & Bradstreet Number



3. Socio-economic Status (e.g. large business, small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business,

etc.)



4. Point of Contact with Name, Email Address, and Telephone Number



5. What service areas does the company currently operate?



6. Is your company registered in System for Award Management (SAM)?



Please provide the information to Angelamarie Scott by email: Angelamarie.Scott@va.gov.



DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly.