V225--Ground Ambulance Transportation Services for VASFHCS
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26126Q0098
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621910 Ambulance Services
- Place of performance
- Northern California Counties - Multiple CA
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (NCO 21) is conducting market research through this Sources Sought Notice to identify vendors capable of providing non-emergency ground ambulance transportation services for the San Francisco VA Healthcare Center and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics across Northern California. The services required include Stretcher Transports, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Specialty Care Transport (SCT), and Critical Care Transport (CCT), with availability mandated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Contractors must supply all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and reporting necessary to support these transportation operations. Key requirements include maintaining qualified, certified medical personnel, providing clean and well-maintained vehicles, adhering to COVID-19 and infectious disease protocols, and achieving a 97% on-time pickup performance standard. Interested vendors must submit responses by October 27, 2025, at 3:00 PM PST, including company information, socioeconomic status, capability statements, and draft pricing schedules.
This procurement is not designated as a set-aside and no current incumbent or contractor information is specified. The intended contract period is five years, potentially beginning April 1, 2026, with an initial contract period through March 31, 2027. Services will cover 12 Northern California counties including San Francisco, Alameda, Sonoma, Humboldt, San Mateo, Marin, Lake, Mendocino, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Napa, and Solano. The pricing schedule indicates estimated annual volumes of approximately 900 Basic Life Support non-emergency trips, 30 Advanced Life Support urgent transports, 30 non-emergent ALS transports, and 25 critical care transports, with base rates including the first 25 miles and additional charges for mileage overages and waiting time beyond 30 minutes. The NAICS code 621910 applies with a small business size standard of $22.5 million, and contractors are subject to limitations on subcontracting requirements.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought only. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to assist in our decision-making process for a service procurement. This is not a solicitation, nor a request for quotes or proposals. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.
The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award of a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, is conducting market research to identify potential vendors determine if there are any vendors, regardless of business size, that can provide the general requirements below.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The San Francisco VA Healthcare Center (hereafter SFVAHCS), its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and affiliated healthcare clinics require contracted non-emergency ambulance transportation services. The contractor shall provide all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and necessary reporting for the provision of Stretcher Transports, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Specialty Care Transport (SCT) or Critical Care Transport (CCT) services. The contactor shall make these ambulance services available to the VA as needed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (24/7), including weekends and holidays.
Place of Performance: Northern California Counties, please see Draft PWS for details.
Period of Performance: The intended period of performance will be for 5 years, which may begin around April 1, 2026.
RESPONSE METHOD
Interested capable vendors are encouraged to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice. Any inquiries are to be made in writing to the point of contact, Joshua Barrios, Contract Specialist. Please see attached Sources Sought Notice for response guidelines.
DISCLAIMER
This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this Sources Sought. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a Sources Sought notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C26126Q0098 Sources Sought Notice.pdf | ||
| DRAFT Schedule Ambulance_Ground SFVAHCS.pdf | ||
| DRAFT PWS Ambulance_Ground SFVAHCS.pdf |
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