V--CONTRACT AMBULANCE SERVICES, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN

VISN-9 Acquisition Service Center at Murfreesboro, TN is soliciting for Emergency and Non-Emergency Ambulance Services for the VAMCs at Murfreesboro and Nashville, TN and the CBOCs at Chattanooga and Knoxville, TN. Services shall include transportation to and from a patient residence to the VAMCs or either of the two CBOCs, or to community providers authorized by the VA, or between such facilities. Period of performance for this requirement will be a base year of 12 months, plus two (2) one-year options for renewal. The proposed method of procurement for this requirement is unrestricted due to insufficient small businesses found through market research. The NAICS code for this procurement is 621910 with a size standard of $7.0 million. All prospective bidders must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. The solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps on or about 12/23/09 with proposals due on 01/25/10. Offers, including options, shall be evaluated for fair and reasonable pricing, technical competency and capability of personnel, equipment to be used in performance of transport services, service call procedures, quality assurance/quality control program and satisfactory past performance record. The Government anticipates award of a commercial item contract to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer provides the best value to the Government. Direct all questions regarding this procurement to Sandra Magers via email, sandra.magers@va.gov. No telephone requests will be accepted. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; VISN 9 Acquisition Service Center, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Offerors are reminded to complete all sections of the solicitation, including the Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items