V212--Special Mode Transportation for Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital and area VA and non-VA facilities
Inactive on SAM.gov — responses were due 5 Jun 2026 · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) · NAICS 485991 · Solicitation 36C25226Q0498
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Description
The Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital requires twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week wheelchair van and sedan (Special Mode) transportation services for eligible beneficiaries Services will be from Veterans residences, Midway or O Hare airports, or Amtrak Union station to a designated VA facility and back or between VA facilities and non-VA facilities providing care at VA s expense. The Hines VA Hospital estimates 58,000 combined wheelchair van and sedan trips will be required each year under the planned solicitation and subsequent contract. See attached draft version of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), which may differ from the PWS included in any future solicitation and resultant award. The North American Industry Classifications System (NAICS) code for this procurement is: 485991 Special Needs Transportation with a Small Business Size Standard of $19 million in annual revenue. All interested, responsible sources shall submit a capability statement by 1:00 p.m. (local time) on Friday, June 5, 2026 to erika.cannaday@va.gov, to include the following: Organizational name, including DBA, if applicable, and address Point of contact (name, title, email address) SAM Unique Entity ID Business size under NAICS 485991 Company Experience in providing transportation services to medical patients, to include number of years and any examples of current contracts in place with government or commercial entities Contact information for contracts listed in company experience and a description of services provided (type of services, volume of trips per year, geographic service area covered, etc.) Example(s) of quality control programs an procedures currently utilized Size and type of fleet, including number of sedan and wheelchair vans (specifying number of wheelchair vans that are rear-loaded and side-loaded); Number of drivers currently employed This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. Telephone inquiries will not be returned. This Sources Sought notification is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. Based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice/Market Research, this requirement may be set-aside for a specific small business socio-economic contracting program, small business or full and open competition.
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