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 Sacramento VA Medical Center (hereafter Sacramento VAMC), 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), 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 December 1, 2024.

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. Responses shall be sent to the below email by the specified due date and time.

• Email: joshua.barrios@va.gov
• Response Due Date: August 14, 2024, 3:00PM PST
• Email Subject Line: 36C26124Q0725 Sources Sought – Company Name

If interested, please provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Notice:

• Company Information

Company Name

Company Address

Point of Contact

Phone Number

Email Address

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

Socio-Economic status as it relates to NAICS 621910

Select all that apply:

☐ Small Business

☐ Emerging Small Business

☐ Small Disadvantaged Business

☐ Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

☐ HubZone

☐ Woman Owned

☐ Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small in veterans.certify.sba.gov

☐ Certified Veteran Owned Small Business in veterans.certify.sba.gov

☐ Large Business

☐ Other: ____________

• Please complete the attached Excel Workbook.
  • Identify the estimated pricing for the requested services. This is not a request for quote. This is a request for pricing information for market research purposes only (Sheet 1).
  • Any planned subcontracting and the services the subcontractor will provide (Sheet 2).
• Submit a capability statement stating the types of services your company is able to provide within the counties listed in the Performance Work Statement. (The Excel Workbook has the counties listed and a notes section for quick reference and input.)
• Additional comments regarding performance work statement, industry practices, etc.

There is no solicitation document as this time. The NAICS is 621910 with Small Business size of $22.5 million. NOTE: Please ensure that System for Award Management (SAM -www.sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement.

Before responding please carefully read and consider the following:

As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, “Services (except construction), [the Contractor agrees] it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractors 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.” See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at Part 52 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses | Acquisition.GOV.

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.

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