V225--Huntington VAMC Ambulance services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 is soliciting ground ambulance transportation services for the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia through solicitation 36C24526R0037. The contract will cover Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), Critical Care Transport (CCT), and Specialty Care Transport (SCT) services operating 24/7 with response time standards of 20 minutes for emergent and critical transports and 60 minutes for add-on requests. The contractor must employ certified EMTs, paramedics, and critical care transport personnel; maintain vehicles meeting federal, state, and local regulations; utilize the VetRide Vendor Portal for trip requests and invoicing; and comply with Service Contract Act wage rates. Evaluation will be conducted using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach across three factors: Technical capability (including capability statements, fleet information, insurance documentation, and personnel qualifications), Past Performance (within three years), and Price. Offers are due by April 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST, with submissions directed to mark.smith25@va.gov.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and is unrestricted to all qualified bidders. The contract has an approximate maximum ceiling of $25,000,000 with a minimum guaranteed amount of $1,000, structured as a five-year Firm Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The base performance period runs from June 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods and one six-month option period, extending through May 31, 2031. The contractor must be capable of handling up to eight simultaneous BLS transports and three simultaneous ALS transports, with pricing submitted for separate line items covering base rates for ALS and BLS, CCT services, mileage charges beyond the 40-mile radius, and wait time charges beyond the included 30 minutes. The place of performance is Huntington VAMC at 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington, West Virginia, serving a catchment area spanning West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C.