V225--Wilkes-Barre VAMC Non-Emergent ALS/BLS Ambulance and Wheelchair Van Transportation Services 36C24425Q0902

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS Wilkes-Barre VAMC This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide Non-Emergent ALS/BLS Ambulance and Wheelchair Van Transportation Services. This Transportation requirement is for the Wilkes-Barre VAMC in Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. The full solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at www.sam.gov on or about September 12th, 2025. The full solicitation will be a solicited as Unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 621910 Ambulance Services; the size standard is $22.5 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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Questions and Answers Please confirm whether the IDIQ contract minimum of $5,000.00 and maximum of $7,750,000.00 apply to the full five-year contract term rather than on an annual basis? - This is a 5-year IDIQ with a minimum contract guarantee payment of $5,000.00. The maximum of $7,450,000.00 is the estimated ceiling of the contact over the 5 years. The $7,450,000.00 was raised to $7,750,000.00 in error and has been reduced in the next amendment. If the quote comes in under the ceiling, the ceiling is not guaranteed. If the quote is higher than the ceiling, the quoted price becomes the ceiling upon award. My understanding is that we can still submit a proposal even if our pricing exceeds the stated ceiling. In that case, our proposed pricing would establish the new ceiling, and exceeding the current $7,450,000.00 ceiling would not automatically disqualify us. - If your pricing exceeds the ceiling estimate, it does not automatically disqualify you. It will establish a new ceiling price. Could you also confirm whether the volumes provided in the price sheet reflect the estimated totals for the entire five-year contract term? If so, our understanding is that each contract year would represent approximately one-fifth of the volumes listed. - As stated on the Price Schedule, the quantities provided reflects the estimated 5-year quantity. Yes, one year would be 1/5th of the quantity stated.