Omaha VAMC Non-Emergent ALS/BLS Ground Ambulance Transport VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System Omaha VAMC

No phone calls please. Please send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time.
This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine small business sources capable of providing services per this notice under NAICS 621910 (Ambulance Services). Small business size standard is $15 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is V225 (Ambulance Service).
BACKGROUND:
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time.
Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23/Services Branch, Sioux Falls, SD, is not at this time seeking offers, and will not accept unsolicited offers.Â
Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense.
Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are small business sources capable of providing Non-Emergency Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance Transportation Services for the patients/beneficiaries of the Omaha VA Medical Center within the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System.
Place of Performance
Omaha VA Medical Center
4101 Woolworth Avenue
Omaha, NE 68105-1850
Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance
An ALS Ambulance is staffed with at least one EMT or Paramedic taking direct care of the patient and another EMT, Paramedic or qualified Ambulance driver providing the transportation. The vehicle is to be equipped with all the supplies needed to care for a severely injured or ill patient, such as IV supplies, cardiac monitor, intubation equipment and a ventilator.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance
A Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance is staffed with at least one EMT, EMT-A, EMT-I or Paramedic taking direct care of the patient and an EMT, Paramedic or qualified Ambulance driver providing the transportation. The vehicle is to be equipped with all the supplies needed to provide services including the administration of oxygen and other non-invasive procedures including splinting broken bones, administering glucose for mild hypoglycemia, and basic wound management.
Ambulance Driver
All ambulance drivers shall be verified for current and valid State Drivers License through the Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Driver Register, or an equivalent State program.
SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES:
Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 10-25-2018 to:
Doug Reed
Contracting Officer
E-mail: douglas.reed3@va.gov
Vendors shall submit the attached Sources Sought Notice Response Form , along with copy of licensure that is referred to on this attached form (if applicable).
Please list Response to SSN Omaha VAMC ALS/BLS Ground Transport in subject line of e-mail. Receipt of submittal will be acknowledged by the Contracting Officer..