Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting a single‑firm IDIQ contract to provide non‑emergency wheelchair‑van transportation for veterans in the Altoona VAMC catch‑area and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania. The contract will be awarded on a Performance‑Price Tradeoff basis and will include a tiered small‑business set‑aside evaluation. The scope covers loading, door‑to‑door trips, mileage beyond the first 15 miles, and additional wait‑time billing, with all trips entered via the VetRide Vendor Portal. The ordering period spans five years (July 20 2026 – July 19 2031) with an estimated 1.35 million mileage and tens of thousands of trips.
• Provides wheelchair‑accessible van services for up to 14 Pennsylvania counties, with base trip rates covering the first 15 mi + 30 min wait.
• Includes mileage reimbursement (CLIN 0006) and extra wait‑time units (CLIN 0007); fuel‑price adjustments applied annually.
• Small‑business set‑aside tiers (SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone/8(a), WOSB) are evaluated in order; if no award at higher tiers, competition moves to the general small‑business tier.