V129--Washington DC VA Medical Center Wheelchair Van Services 36C24526Q0301

Wheelchair Van Transportation Services DC VA Medical Center The Government intends to establish a 5-year Commercial Firm Fixed Price, Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), wheelchair van transportation services contract for the DC VA Medical Center. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to identify contractors who possess the capabilities to provide the wheelchair van transportation services described in the draft Performance Work Statement below. As permitted by the FAR Part 10, this is a market research tool being utilized for the informational and planning purposes. Your responses will assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy. Response is strictly voluntary it is not mandatory to submit a response to this notice to participate in formal RFQ process that may take place in the future. However, it should be noted that information gathered through this notice may significantly influence our acquisition strategy. All interested parties will be required to respond separately to any solicitation posted as a result of this sources sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. We appreciate your interest and thank you in advance for responding to the sources sought. This service will be implemented using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 485991. If a small business is interested in this procurement, they must provide at least 51 percent of the services rendered. Please respond to this RFI/Sources Sought 36C24526Q0301 with your: Business name (including Unique Entity ID (SAM.gov)) Business type, socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), etc.), and Person of contact (including telephone number & email address). Capability statement and summary of previous experience providing these types of services for the Veterans Health Administration or other similar facilities. Available contract vehicles (GSA FSS, etc.) for use by Department of VA (include applicable NAICS) Brief Summary of categories of services that your company can/cannot provide. Active Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission (WMATC) license. Any other Certification(s) / Licenses for meeting the local requirements to provide these services at the Washington, DC VAMC (if applicable) Estimated monthly cost range to provide these services. (Not requesting official pricing. This will be used for initial market research and informational purposes only.) Confirmation that your organization has the capability & expertise to meet the performance requirements while complying with applicable limitations in subcontracting by responding to the questions below with your response: Do you intend to self-perform this effort? If you are located outside the immediate area, how will you self-perform? Or, do you intend to subcontract work under this contract? If you intend to subcontract work under this contract, how will you ensure compliance with the limitations on subcontracting? RESPONSE INSTRUCTION All Capability Statements/Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted via email only to Danfeng.lu@va.gov. Telephone, Fax, or any other form of communication inquiries will not be reviewed or accepted. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be received no later than March 06, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). This Sources Sought Notice may or may not assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it may or may not be announced at a later date, and all interested parties shall respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this Sources Sought Notice. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked a proprietary will be handled accordingly in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), RFIs may be used when the Government does not presently intend to award a contract, but wants to obtain price, delivery, other market information, or capabilities for planning purposes. Responses to these notices are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses incurred associated with responding to this RFI.

Please note the Government intends to issue the solicitation for Wheelchair Van Transportation Services at Washington DC VA Medical Center when it is available. This is a pre-solicitation notice only. Please monitor Contracting Opportunities for issuance of the actual solicitation to download the associated solicitation documents. Telephone and fax requests for this notice will not be accepted. No response to this notice is necessary and no source list will be maintained. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation. This requirement is a 100% percent set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns under the authority of 38 U.S.C 8127 (d). Only those SDVOSBs listed and viewable in the Small Business Administration (SBA) database located at https://search.certifications.sba.gov. The SBA database will be checked at the time of offer submission as well as prior to award. The awarded contractor must also submit evidence of enrollment with VETS4212 in order to receive award. The resultant contract will be a five-year, Firm Fixed Price, Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. All contractors have to be registered in the SAM Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotation