V999--Wheelchair Transport Services for the Twin Ports Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Support of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System - Solicitation Notice

CONTINUATION PAGES ***NOTE TO VENDORS: All responses to vendor questions are noted in RED.*** Could you please provide the name and address of the incumbent contractor currently performing this requirement? Previous contract information can be found through searching the Federal Procurement Data System at https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/. What was the contract dollar value for FY 2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025? Previous contract information can be found through searching the Federal Procurement Data System at https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/. For FY 2023 2025, was the prior contract awarded as an SDVOSB set-aside, Small Business set-aside, or Unrestricted procurement? Previous contract information can be found through searching the Federal Procurement Data System at https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/. Could you please provide the estimated annual quantity of one-way trips (loads) for FY 2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025? This information is not available; however, the solicitation includes estimated quantities in Section B.3 Rate Table. Vendors are expected to base their quotes off of the information included within the solicitation document. Could you please clarify how many miles are included in the Base Rate/Load as defined in the Rate Table section of the solicitation? The Contract Line Item for Base Rate/Loads (includes first 15 minutes of wait time) refers solely to the Contractor arriving at the destination pick-up point as scheduled and waiting for up to 15 minutes. There is no mileage included in this line item. See Section B.4 Performance Work Statement, Section 2. Rates. Is there any incumbent/recompete or is this a brand-new project? If yes, could you please provide us with their award number or even if the customer bought similar services in the past. There have been previous Wheelchair Services contracts for the Twin Ports Community Based Outpatient Clinic in support of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Previous contract information can be found through searching the Federal Procurement Data System at https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/. Is the solicitation a new requirement set by the government or is this a contract currently being performed that the government is renewing. If this is a renewal, do you have the contract number associated with the old contract? See the answer provided to Question 6. Can you clarify that the notice posted to SAM.gov (Notice ID: 36C26326R0020) is in fact a solicitation? It references pre-solicitation notice in the title. Yes, Notice ID: 36C26326R0020 is a solicitation. Vendors interested in submitting an offer for this solicitation have until 12:00pm CST on 11/21/2025 to submit their offer as instructed in the solicitation document. Can you clarify that the notice posted to SAM.gov (Notice ID: 36C26326R0020) is an SDVOSB set-aside solicitation? Yes, Notice ID: 36C26326R0020 is an SDVOSB set-aside solicitation as stated and highlighted in Box 10 on the first page of the solicitation document.