V212--SOLICITATION Wheelchair Transports

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is soliciting bids for non-emergency wheelchair transportation services under Solicitation 36C25626Q0297. The contractor must provide 365-day, 24-hour ground transportation services for wheelchair-bound veterans across the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System and associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics located in Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. Key requirements include vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts, restraint systems, GPS navigation, infection control kits, first aid kits, and communication systems, along with personnel aged 21 or older possessing valid driver's licenses, current first aid and CPR certifications, and oxygen administration capability. The Government will evaluate offers using three equally-weighted factors: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Offers are due electronically by February 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time, with award effective January 29, 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a 100 percent small business set-aside with no incumbent contractor identified. The Government estimates a total contract value of $19 million across a one-year base performance period (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027) with three option years of equal length. Pricing is structured by service type across five geographic areas: Harrison County, Mississippi (estimated 11,500 wheelchair base rate trips annually); Bay, Escambia, and Okaloosa Counties, Florida (250 trips each); and Mobile County, Alabama (250 trips), with additional compensation for mileage rates on trips exceeding 40 miles and dry runs. The contract incorporates applicable prevailing wage determinations for Florida Counties (Bay, Escambia, and Okaloosa), Mississippi Counties (Harrison), and Alabama County (Mobile), as well as comprehensive insurance and compliance requirements. Services will be performed throughout the specified Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System service area in the three-state region.