V225--ALS/BLS/BARIATRIC Ambulance Transportation Svcs. for the VA BOSTON HCS

This solicitation seeks proposals for ambulance transportation services including Advanced Life Support, Basic Life Support, and bariatric transport for the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1's VA Boston Healthcare System. Services are required seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day over a five-year period of performance. Offerors must respond within fifteen minutes for pre-scheduled trips and forty-five minutes for unscheduled requests, and pricing is established for various mileage rates and wait times. Proposals are due by September 6, 2023 and must meet vehicle, personnel, insurance, and quality assurance requirements.

There is no set-aside designated for this requirement. The primary NAICS code is 621910 and PSC code is Q202. The services will be performed in Massachusetts and surrounding New England states. The current contractor(s) were not named but an amendment permits the use of ambulances staffed according to Massachusetts regulations intended to address EMT shortages. The budget was not specified but five years of continuous ambulance transportation services indicates a sizable contract value.