Robert J. Dole VAMC Ground Ambulance Transportation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is seeking ground ambulance transportation services for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (RJDVAMC) in Wichita, Kansas and its five Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. The contractor must provide stretcher transports, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Critical Care Transport (CCT) services available 24/7 including weekends and holidays. Key requirements include compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations, HIPAA standards, tuberculosis and bloodborne pathogen protocols, and COVID-19 safety measures, with personnel holding appropriate licenses and certifications including ambulance drivers, certified EMTs, paramedics, and Critical Care Transport Paramedics. The Government will award a Requirements-type contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) pricing based on responses addressing detailed capability statements and qualifications. Responses to the sources sought notice are due by April 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, and should be submitted to Contracting Officer Steve Parrott at Stephen.Parrott@va.gov.

This pre-solicitation notice is not designated as a small business set-aside, though the Government is conducting market research to identify qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone, and other small businesses capable of performing the work. No incumbent contractor or specific award value has been identified in this sources sought announcement. The contractor must be capable of handling up to four simultaneous transportation requests, including one Critical Care Transport Tier III transport, and maintain response times of 30 minutes for emergent transports and 30 minutes from scheduled pick-up time for scheduled transports with a 30-minute deviation tolerance. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and reporting, as well as maintaining appropriate insurance coverage including General Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers' Compensation, and Medical Liability insurance.