V225--ALS/BLS Ambulance and Wheelchair Van Transports for New Castle & Area Counties in DE, PA, and NJ
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24426Q0310
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621910 Ambulance Services
- Place of performance
- Wilmington VA Medical Center Wilmington, Delaware 19805, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 is conducting market research to determine contractor capabilities for providing non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair van transportation services to the Wilmington VA Medical Center, its five Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, and affiliated healthcare clinics across Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The contractor must provide Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Critical Care Transport (CCT), Specialty Care Transport (SCT), and Wheelchair Van (WC Van) services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Key contract requirements include state-specific EMT/Paramedic certifications, background checks, TB testing, compliance with KKK-A-1822D ambulance specifications, HIPAA compliance, medical liability and worker's compensation insurance, and annual VHA training. The VA will evaluate contractors based on their ability to meet strict performance standards including 30-minute response times for emergent transports, 60-minute response times for non-emergent transports, 97 percent compliance for on-time service, and 95 percent compliance for invoicing accuracy. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are due by February 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and should include a capabilities statement, SAM UEI number, business location, socioeconomic status designation, and confirmation of ability to service all required locations.
This Pre-solicitation Notice does not utilize any set-aside designation and is intended to determine whether a sufficient number of qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, small or emerging small businesses, or large business firms exist to support an appropriate acquisition strategy. No current contractor information or incumbent details are provided in this market research notice. The anticipated contract is structured as a single five-year IDIQ award with a business size standard of $22.5 million under NAICS Code 621910 for Ambulance Services. The Wilmington VA Medical Center serves over 47,530 veterans and currently handles approximately 15 to 20 ambulance transports and 15 to 20 wheelchair van transports weekly during weekdays, with significantly reduced demand on weekends and holidays. The contractor must be capable of supporting up to two simultaneous ambulance transports and three simultaneous wheelchair van transports under normal operating conditions and provide all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and necessary reporting at no charge to VA beneficiaries.
Notice text
Instructions:
This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice is marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. This notice is being issued in an attempt to determine the level of interest among all socioeconomic groups. Responses will assist VA planners in determining an appropriate acquisition and set-aside strategy which best fits VA requirements.
This action is to perform market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; (2) Veteran Owned Small Business; (3) Small or emerging small business firms; or (4) large business firms to set aside one 5-year contract.
Purpose: The Wilmington VA Medical Center (hereafter WVAMC), its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and affiliated healthcare clinics require contracted non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair van transportation services. The contractor shall provide all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and necessary reporting for the provision of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Critical Care Transport (CCT), Specialty Care Transport (SCT), and Wheelchair Van (WC Van) transport. The contactor shall make these ambulance and wheelchair van transportation services available to the VA as needed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (24/7), including weekends and holidays.
Background: The WVAMC main campus is located at 1601 Kirkwood HY, Wilmington, DE. 19805, serving over 47,530 veterans, primarily from the Wilmington area and it s 5 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. The hospital has 120 inpatient beds and sees approximately 1,445-inpatient admissions and 440,000 outpatient visits a year. Veterans served within this facility live within the following counties.
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New Castle County, DE
Philadelphia County, PA
Chester County, PA
Delaware County, PA
Salem County, NJ
Cumberland County, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
Atlantic County, NJ
The anticipated contract issued will be one five-year IDIQ.
All interested firms who can meet the requirement should respond, in writing, and provide the following:
1. Please describe your business in a Capabilities Statement.
2. Please provide your SAM UEI number.
3. Please provide your location / address.
4. What is your Socio-Economic status?
- If you are a SDVOSB/VOSB, are you capable of signing VAAR 852.219-75?
5. Are you capable of picking up and dropping off at all required locations?
Provide this information to the Contracting Specialist, Cynthia Laemmerhirt at cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov no later than 10:00 am (Eastern Time), Friday, February 20, 2026. Sources Sought 36C24426Q0310 Wilmington VAMC ALS/BLS Ambulance and WC Van Transportation Service has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement. The NAICS Code 621910 is applicable to this acquisition, with a Business Size Standard of $22.5M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS Ambulance Ground for New Castle and Areas_2-13_Draft.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C24426Q0310.docx | DOCX document |
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