V225--Ground Ambulance Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ); Base Year Plus Four One Year Ordering Periods

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 is soliciting an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for ground ambulance transportation services at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMR VAMC) in Aurora, Colorado. The contractor must provide 24/7 ambulance services with response times of 30 minutes for emergent transports and 60 minutes for non-scheduled requests, maintain the capability to accommodate up to 30 simultaneous transportation requests, and ensure all vehicles and personnel comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The solicitation encompasses six service line items including Advanced Life Support Emergency Transport, Basic Life Support Non-Emergency Transport, Non-Emergent Advanced Life Support Transport, Critical Care Transport, mileage charges for trips exceeding 40 miles, and waiting time charges. Evaluation will be based on technical capability (60 percent), past performance (20 percent), and price (20 percent), with technical and past performance weighted as significantly more important than cost. Proposals are due March 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with questions due by March 19, 2026 directed to Christopher.Hollingsworth2@va.gov and Jesse.SanNicolas@va.gov.

This solicitation carries no small business set-aside and is unrestricted to all eligible offerors. The contract has a guaranteed minimum of $25,000 with a maximum value of $44,000,000 over the five-year contract period (May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031), which includes a base year plus four one-year ordering periods. Annual service requirements include 204 Advanced Life Support Emergency trips, 5,000 Basic Life Support Non-Emergency trips, 492 Non-Emergent Advanced Life Support trips, 25 Critical Care transports, 1,550 excess mileage miles, and 35 waiting time instances. The contractor must obtain $500,000 general liability insurance, $200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence automobile liability insurance, and worker's compensation coverage, and must comply with applicable Service Contract Act wage determinations for Colorado counties. Additional mandatory requirements include HIPAA compliance, background investigations for all personnel, tuberculosis testing, quality control plans, and use of the VA's VetRide Vendor Portal or VA-approved transportation software for service ordering and invoicing. The place of performance is the RMR VAMC in Aurora, Colorado, with services delivered throughout the facility's service area.