This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Special Mode Transportation (SMT) services for eligible beneficiaries of the VA Northern California Health Care System. The acquisition is a 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Vendors must be registered in SAM. gov and certified as an SDVOSB. Quotes must be submitted electronically by April 17, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. The period of performance is from June 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. Vendors must carefully read the addendum to RFO **** Instructions to Offerors and RFO **** Evaluation to ensure quotes are complete and conforming. Failure to submit a completed and signed VAAR **** will result in nonconsideration for award. Quotes must be submitted in two separate parts: Price and Technical. The technical quote must include a detailed performance plan, contingency plan, invoice program, list of owned vehicles and equipment with evidence of ownership, list of planned vehicle purchases if applicable, subcontracting plan, and past performance information. The maximum aggregate value of orders under this contract is $9,000,****.
The period of performance for this contract is from June 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027.
The bid notice states that payment will be made in accordance with 5 CFR part ****, and invoices shall be submitted monthly in accordance with issued task orders.
The bid notice states that the contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered under this contract are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.
The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered.
The solicitation is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). Vendors must be registered in SAM. gov and certified as an SDVOSB. The NAICS code is **** with a size standard of $19 million.
The bid notice mentions that repeated failure to meet required response timeframes may result in termination of the contract, or discontinuation of further orders. It also states that any substantiated mistreatment of patients may be cause for immediate termination of the contract, or discontinuance of further ordering of services from the contractor.
The bid notice states that questions or inquiries related to this solicitation must be submitted in writing no later than April 10, 2026.
The maximum aggregate value of orders that can be placed under this contract is $9,000,****.
