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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JANUARY 17, 2021 SAM #6989
SOURCES SOUGHT

V -- Air Ambulance Transportation

Notice Date

1/15/2021 10:56:34 AM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

621910 — Ambulance Services
 

Contracting Office

261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21 (36C261) MATHER CA 95655 USA
 

ZIP Code

95655
 

Solicitation Number

36C26121Q0282
 

Response Due

1/21/2021 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

02/05/2021
 

Point of Contact

Olivia Duarte, Purchasing Agent, Phone: 559-228-5382
 

E-Mail Address

Olivia.Duarte@va.gov
(Olivia.Duarte@va.gov)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. No Solicitation is currently available. All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See Internet Site https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621910, Ambulance Services, size standard is $16.5M million. NOTE: Please ensure that System For Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to olivia.duarte@va.gov no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Time, January 21, 2021. 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, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html Description of Services The VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) has a requirement for a contractor to provide Air Ambulance (fixed wing) transportation services. This service includes the ground ambulance portion of the trip between the sending hospital and the airport, and between the airport and the receiving hospital. Air ambulance flights are expected to be one way. If return Air Ambulance service would be required, it would be the responsibility of the sending VA medical center to provide this under their current contracts. The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision: (a) Business Size (Large/Small) (b) Business Socio-Economic Status (SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) (c) SAM record (d) DUNS number (e) Ability and experience with similar projects. (f) List of projects similar in scope. 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.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/3a099687acf84f1dbdc862ff2dcdc38d/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA Palo Alto Health Care System 3801 Miranda Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA

Zip Code: 94304

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05893856-F 20210117/210115230110 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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