V225--Emergency Ambulance Transportation - Coatesville VAMC Short-Term Contract - 1 Year
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24423Q1086
- 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
- Coatesville PA 19320, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This pre-solicitation notice seeks responses from interested vendors to provide emergency ambulance transportation services for the Coatesville VA Medical Center under a short-term one-year contract. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 requires vendors to furnish all vehicles, supplies, equipment, labor and transportation to meet the requirements for basic life support, advanced life support, and wheelchair ambulance services for eligible VA beneficiaries on a 24/7 basis. Responses are due by August 8, 2023 and must include information on the vendor's capabilities, SAM registration, location, socio-economic status, and ability to participate in a multiple award contract or opportunities for subcontracting.
The anticipated contract has no set-aside designation, utilizes NAICS code 621910 for ambulance services with a small business size standard of $22.5 million, and is valued at $0 according to the attached price schedule. Key requirements include response times for emergency transports, ambulance vehicle specifications, licensing in accordance with state and local regulations, equipment and supplies for paramedic services, and training for VA procedures. Interested vendors must be able to provide all necessary vehicles, equipment, supplies, personnel and management to deliver emergency medical transportation services to the Coatesville VAMC and associated clinics under the one-year emergency IDIQ contract.
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 a multiple award contract.
SCOPE OF WORK: The intent of this Contract is to have one IDIQ contract to provide all vehicles, supplies, materials, equipment, labor, personnel, supervision, management, and transportation to furnish Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support, and Wheelchair (BLS/ALS/WC) ground ambulance emergency transport services to eligible VA beneficiaries of the CVAMC. The Contractor shall provide response in ALS/BLS vehicles and/or car and wheelchair transports with the time frames specified in the contract. Contractor's ambulance vehicles used in the performance of this contract shall meet the current
specifications of Federal Specification KKK-A-1822E. The Contractor shall comply with all licensing and other applicable requirements of federal, state, and local government regarding the operation of patient transport ambulance services. Contractor care shall cover the full range of paramedic and ambulance services as provided in the local community. Paramedics responding shall bring equipment/supplies required by state regulations. The Contractor shall supply ALS equipment and medication to include, but not limited to, cardiac monitoring, intubation equipment, automated external defibrillator (AED), laryngoscope, pulse oximetry, glucometer, portable 02, protective clothing, and written procedures. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements contained in this PWS and standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Service, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. The Contractor shall complete all required training by the CVAMC to include, but not limited to, Privacy Training and Computer Security Training. See attached Draft PWS for additional information.
The anticipated contract issued will be one one-year Emergency IDIQ. This Emergency Ambulance contract for Coatesville VAMC will be no longer than one year. This will allow time for a new long-term 5-year IDIQ to be awarded.
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.
4. What is your Socio-Economic status?
5. If you are not capable of fulfilling all requirements, would you be willing to agree to be part of multiple awards?
- If you are willing to participate in multiple awards, what portions or amount of the work are you capable of fulfilling? Please explain.
6. Explain any subcontracting opportunities.
Provide this information to the Contracting Specialist, Cynthia Laemmerhirt at cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov no later than 9:00 am (Eastern Time), Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Solicitation 36C24423Q1086 Coatesville Ambulance Transportation Services 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 $22.5 M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coatesville Ambulance_WC PWS_DRAFT.pdf | ||
| CLIN_Price Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 36C24423Q1086.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| V225--Emergency ALS/BLS/WC Ambulance for Coatesville VAMC | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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