V225--Non-Emergent Ambulance Services for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (JBVA) and associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) to include Stretcher Transports, BLS, ALS, CCT, and Transports of Deceased.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to issue Solicitation 36C25221R0003 for ambulance services at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (JBVA) and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). It is anticipated that the RFP will be issued on or around 10 November 2020.

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), Critical Care Transport (CCT), and Transport of Deceased services. The contractor 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.

The VA intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price contract for a five-year ordering period.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 621910.

This procurement is set aside based on an order of priority as established in 38 U.S.C. 8127.

TIERED EVALUATIONS INCLUDING LARGE BUSINESS CONCERNS: All proposals under this solicitation will be subject to a tiered evaluation that include the following tiers: (1) SDVOSB concerns, (2) VOSB concerns, (3) small business concerns, with HUBZone small business concerns and 8(a) participants having priority; and (4) full and open competition (unrestricted), which includes large businesses (other than small business concerns). If award cannot be made in any of these tiers, the solicitation will be cancelled, and the requirement may be resolicited.