Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

AMENDED PRESOLICITATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit proposals for Air Ambulance Broker services. The Request for Proposal number is 36C26023R0038. The solicitation will resu... AMENDED PRESOLICITATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit proposals for Air Ambulance Broker services. The Request for Proposal number is 36C26023R0038. The solicitation will result in the award of three (3) to five (5) contracts. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed-price IDIQ. The applicable NAICS code is 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation, and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. The intended contract period of performance is February 1, 2024 January 31, 2029. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be honored. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the Contract Opportunities website, https://sam.gov/ . The tentative solicitation issue date is October 12, 2023, and the anticipated closing date is November 14, 2023. Interested offerors are advised to consult the actual solicitation for final dates and times. Firms offering a response to this notice should ensure that their registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov/ ) is current and should ensure that the applicable NAICS code (481211) is included in the SAM profile prior to submission of quotations. ORIGINAL NOTICE: The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit proposals for Air Ambulance Broker services. A Draft PWS is below. The Request for Proposal number is 36C26023R0038. The solicitation will result in the award of one (1) to three (3) contracts. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed-price IDIQ. The applicable NAICS code is 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation, and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. The intended contract period of performance is February 1, 2024 January 31, 2029. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be honored. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the Contract Opportunities website, https://sam.gov/ . The tentative solicitation issue date is October 2, 2023, and the anticipated closing date is November 7, 2023. Interested offerors are advised to consult the actual solicitation for final dates and times. Offers from all capable and responsible sources will be considered. Firms offering a response to this notice should ensure that certification in VetCert is current (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)), their registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov/ ) is current and should ensure that the applicable NAICS code (481211) is included in the SAM profile prior to submission of quotations.