Sealed bids are due on July 24, 2025, at 12:30 PM EST, at the Network 10 Contracting Office, located at **** Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Lobby M, Suite ****, Ann Arbor, MI ****, room 1106. The contract is for
ambulance services, 24/7, including stretcher transports, basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS), and critical care transport (CCT) services. The services will be provided to the VA
Battle Creek Healthcare System and its associated community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) and affiliated healthcare clinics. The contract period is five one-year ordering periods, starting September 30, 2025, and ending September 29, 2030. Invoices must be submitted electronically via the Vetride vendor portal or a VA-approved transportation software. The maximum total value of orders that can be placed under this contract is $6,000,**** information regarding the evaluation process, including the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), is available at www. ***. *. * contractor must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations governing the performance of contracted services. The contractor must maintain a quality control plan (QCP) that contains, at a minimum, a description of the company's organizational structure, methods for identifying and preventing deficiencies, corrective action steps, records and tracking system, on-time service methods, radio communication procedures, and contingency plans. The contractor must also comply with all applicable environmental management programs and operational controls identified by the agency, organizational, or facility environmental management system (EMS). The contractor must have the appropriate medications, up to and including CCT tier III, based on the EMS region the
ambulance provider is functioning in. The contractor must have sufficient vehicles and personnel to provide services for up to four simultaneous transportation requests. The contractor must notify the VA with as much advance notice as possible should any occurrences beyond their reasonable control occur. The contractor must have completed training in accordance with the standards published by the Department of Health and Human Services, with a minimum curriculum of 150 hours or equivalent, including an in-hospital training period. The contractor must also be certified, licensed, or otherwise officially recognized by the local, state, or regional government or public entity where the emergency service is operated or by which it is governed. The contractor must have a valid driver's license in accordance with state requirements for their place of operation and the services they perform. The contractor must have met all state requirements for the tier in which they are performing services (I, II, III). The contractor must pass a background check and must not have been convicted of or have any pending charges for a felony for the past five years. The contractor must provide the VA with a policy on tuberculosis (TB) exposure and control, to include TB decontamination. The contractor must have its personnel tested for TB in accordance with state guidelines and provide written confirmation to the COR that all personnel (current employees and any new hires) performing services under this contract are current in their TB test by the start of each ordering period. The contractor shall carry required insurance, including workers compensation and employers public liability insurance. All contractor employees who require access to the VA computer systems or who come into contact with veteran beneficiaries shall be the subject of a background investigation and must receive a favorable adjudication from the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement prior to contract performance. The contractor must adhere to the provisions of Public Law ****, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of ****, and the national standards to protect the privacy and security of pro