Non-Emergent BLS/ACLS Medical Transportation Services - FCC Butner

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office is seeking non-emergent Basic Life Support/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS/ACLS) medical transportation services for the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Butner in North Carolina. The contractor must provide 24/7/365 transportation services for inmates and escorting officers to medical appointments and hospitals, including major medical centers such as Duke University Medical Center and UNC Chapel Hill Medical Center. Key requirements include North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles certification as a paratransit services provider, wheelchair-accessible vans equipped with 4-point restraints and wheelchair lifts, and BLS/ACLS certification for attendants (renewed annually) and valid driver's licenses with first aid certification for drivers (renewed every three years). Contractors must comply with strict conduct standards prohibiting substance abuse, weapons, gambling, and smoking, maintain specified insurance coverage, and provide detailed trip documentation. The market research questionnaire response deadline was April 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST, with all solicitation documents to be distributed through the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and will be awarded as a single indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm-fixed unit pricing. The incumbent contractor, Jan-Care Ambulance of McDowell County, Inc., held the previous contract awarded in December 2020 at $189,563.70 for the base year plus four one-year option years. The contract structure will include one base year and four twelve-month option periods with billing structured as a fixed/capitated price per transport. The requirement falls under NAICS code 621910 (Ambulance Services) with a small business size standard of $22.5 million, indicating that small businesses are eligible to compete for this opportunity.