V225--Ambulance Services (Prestonsburg area) /

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 is procuring ground ambulance transportation services under Product Service Code V225 and NAICS Code 621910. The solicitation seeks an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) fixed-price contract to provide Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Specialty Care Transport (SCT), and Critical Care Transport (CCT) for veterans in the Prestonsburg, Kentucky area and surrounding counties. Contractors must maintain the capability to handle up to 11 simultaneous transports (8 BLS and 3 ALS) and provide licensed and certified personnel with appropriate vehicles and equipment compliant with VA and federal requirements. Evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable approach, considering technical capability, fleet quality, insurance, personnel qualifications, and past performance. The offer deadline has been extended to December 12, 2025, with questions accepted until November 7, 2025.

This procurement includes no set-aside designation and has an incumbent contractor, Mercy Ambulance of Evansville, Inc. (Contract number 36C24526D0009). The contract carries a minimum guaranteed amount of $1,000 and an estimated total ceiling of $5,000,000 over the contract period. The base contract period runs from February 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2030, representing a potential five-year contract term. The solicitation estimates approximately 351 transports during the first period and approximately 526 transports in subsequent years. Performance will take place in the Prestonsburg, Kentucky area, serving specified counties in Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas, with the primary place of performance referenced as Huntington, WV 25704.