V225--New: 3-Year Indefinite Quantity Contract: 9/1/2026 through 8/31/2029. Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Services at the Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital in Hines, IL, and its affiliated clinics.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 sought non-emergency ambulance transport services at Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois and its affiliated clinics under a three-year Indefinite Quantity Contract (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029), with quotes originally due August 17, 2026; however, the solicitation was cancelled by amendment on August 10, 2026, and the Government intends to conduct additional market research and reevaluate its acquisition strategy before resolicitation.

The original procurement was a 100% small business set-aside. The contract minimum guarantee was $250,000 with a maximum ceiling of $9,000,000. Pricing was firm-fixed-price on a unit basis for Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, and Critical Care Transport services, with the first 25 loaded miles and 30 minutes of waiting time included in the base rate; additional mileage and wait time beyond these thresholds were billed separately. The contractor was required to provide fleet capacity for up to six simultaneous 24/7 transports, with response times from immediate dispatch for emergent VA-originating transports to 60 minutes for non-scheduled requests.

Contractor personnel must meet Illinois EMS certification requirements, pass background investigations, and comply with VA facility security policies. Critical Care Transport providers were required to certify capability to transport patients with 29 specified medications (including amiodarone, dopamine, fentanyl, insulin, propofol, vasopressin, and TPA pending) and equipment including chest tubes, portable mechanical ventilators with CPAP capability, all ventricular assist devices, central venous pressure lines, Swan-Ganz lines, and Zoll X Series Critical Care Monitors with continuous 12-lead EKG, dual temperature monitoring, capnography, and dual arterial line monitoring. Invoicing must use the Vet-Ride Vendor Portal or VA-approved transportation software. Service Contract Act wage determinations apply across five Illinois counties (Cook, De Kalb, Kane, Kankakee, La Salle, Kendall, Will, Grundy) with health and welfare fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour ($962.00 monthly) and paid vacation and holiday requirements. The NAICS code is 621910 (Ambulance Services); PSC is V225.