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Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
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Original Published Date: Jul 23, 2025 01:59 pm MDT
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Original Response Date: Aug 07, 2025 05:00 pm MDT
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Inactive Policy: Manual
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Original Inactive Date:
Nov 14, 2025
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Initiative:
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Description
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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE
The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine both small and large business sources capable of FARGO VA Health Care System, its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and affiliated healthcare clinics that require contracted non-emergency ambulance transportation services. The contractor shall provide all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and necessary reporting for the provision of Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Level 2 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.
Services per this notice under NAICS 621910 - Ambulance Services. Small Business Size Standard is $22.5 million.
BACKGROUND:
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH.
This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time.
Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23 is not at this time seeking offers and will not accept unsolicited offers.Â
Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense.
Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer.
OBJECTIVE:
This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 621910.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE:
Please see attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) for full description of this service request.
PLACES OF PERFORMANCE:
Please see attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement for Place of Performance.
POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK:
See attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement for Scope of Work.
POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE:
See attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement for Scope of Work.
RESPONSE TO SOURCES SOUGHT
Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list:
Company Name:
Point of Contact (POC) name:
Email address:
Phone number:
Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM):
Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 621910.
Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number.
SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES:
No phone calls please. Send any responses by e-mail only.
Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 08/07/2025 at 1700 Mountain Time to:
Dennis Salmonsen
Contracting Specialist/Officer
E-mail: dennis.salmonsen@va.gov
PRICING NOT REQUIRED FOR SOURCES SOUGHT INFORMATIONAL ONLY
ALL LINE-ITEMS MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF SOLICITATION.
LINE ITEMS:
ITEM NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
QUANTITY
UNIT
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
0001
125.00
JB
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Basic Life Support (BLS) Emergent Base Rate (Immediate response requested)
(base rate to include first 25 miles) One-way trip is equivalent to one JB for the unit of issue
Contract Period: Base
POP Begin:
POP End:
PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 621910 - Ambulance Services
PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: V225 - Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Ambulance
0002
110.00
JB
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Advanced Life Support (ALS) Emergent Base Rate (Immediate response requested)
(base rate to include first 25 miles) One-way trip is equivalent to one JB for the unit of issue
Contract Period: Base
POP Begin:
POP End:
0003
200.00
JB
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Basic Life Support (BLS) Non-Emergent Base Rate (Prescheduled transfers only)
(base rate to include first 25 miles) One-way trip is equivalent to one JB for the unit of issue
Contract Period: Base
POP Begin:
POP End:
0004
175.00
JB
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Advanced Life Support (ALS) Non-Emergent Base Rate (Prescheduled transfers only)
(base rate to include first 25 miles) One-way trip is equivalent to one JB for the unit of issue
Contract Period: Base
POP Begin:
POP End:
0005
9.00
JB
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Advanced Life Support (ALS) Level 2 (vent, 3+ meds, wound care) (Upper-Level Care)
(base rate, to include first 25 miles) One-Way trip is equivalent to one JB for the unit of issue
Contract Period: Base
POP Begin:
POP End:
0006
5,000.00
MI
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Mileage Trip Outside the Base Rate (Per Mile)
Contract Period: Base
POP Begin:
POP End:
GRAND TOTAL
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END OF SOURCES SOUGHT
Attachments/Links
Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
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316 Robert Street N Suite 506
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Saint Paul , MN 55101
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USA
Secondary Point of Contact
History
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Jul 23, 2025 01:59 pm MDTSources Sought (Original)