V119--Philadelphia VAMC - Wheelchair Van Transportation Services 36C24426R0006

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS Philadelphia VA Medical Center This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide Wheelchair Van Transportation Services. This Transportation requirement is for the Philadelphia VAMC located in Philadelphia, PA 19104. The full solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at www.sam.gov on or about November 12th, 2025. The full solicitation will be a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 485991 Special Needs Transportation; the size standard is $19 Million. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The point of contact is Contract Specialist, Cynthia Laemmerhirt, email: cynthia.laemmerhirt@va.gov.

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Continuation Page: Q&A 2 Is there an official deadline for submitting questions related to this solicitation? The solicitation deadline is on the first page of the solicitation. It is 12/12/2025 @ 10:00am Can you confirm the correct point of contact for all inquiries going forward? As stated on the solicitation, I am the point of contact for this solicitation. Does the VA have any available historical trip volume data or usage estimates for the wheelchair transportation services outlined? The Price Schedule is showing the projected estimated trips for the entire 5-year period. Are there any minimum fleet requirements beyond supporting up to 21 simultaneous wheelchair van trips? All minimum requirements have been annotated in the PWS. For pricing, can you confirm that the contract will be based on per-trip, per-mile, and wait-time rates, with no hourly or flat vehicle rates? Per the Price Schedule, all transportation is based on per-trip, per mile, and per 15-minute wait time rates. The only flat rate is CLIN0005 as an All Inclusive CLIN as described. Are there any additional documents or attachments (Q&A, amendments, etc.) that we should reference that may not have been included in the initial posting? All documents, amendments, and Q&As are attached to the solicitation. This will be posted as Amendment 0002.