V225--Alaska Ground Ambulance

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA VHA) is seeking a ground ambulance transportation services contractor for the VA Alaska Healthcare System at the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson VA Medical Center in Anchorage. The solicitation requires a contractor to provide 24/7 non-emergency and emergency ambulance services, including Stretcher Transports, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Critical Care Transport (CCT) services. Key contract requirements include the ability to handle up to four simultaneous transport requests, with one potentially requiring CCT capability up to Tier III, and maintaining specific response times of 30 minutes for emergent transports and 60 minutes for non-emergent transports. The contract will utilize the VetRide vendor portal for scheduling and billing, and requires strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols and personnel qualification standards. Potential offerors must submit questions by November 22, 2024, at 16:00 PST, with final offers due by January 10, 2025, at 16:00 PST.

The solicitation is not set aside for any specific small business category and will be awarded as a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for five years, running from December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2029. The contract has a total base period price of $600,000, with maximum pricing set at $800 per trip for ALS emergency transport and $600 for BLS and non-emergent ALS transport. The service area covers multiple locations throughout Alaska, including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Wasilla, and surrounding regions. The NAICS code is 621910 with a $22.5 million size standard, and contractors must comply with specific wage determinations for Alaska boroughs, including minimum hourly wages under Executive Order 14026 and comprehensive fringe benefit requirements. Contractors must maintain proper vehicle maintenance, employ qualified EMTs and paramedics, and meet stringent health and safety protocols.