The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 1, New England, is seeking qualified organizations to provide Special Mode/Wheelchair Van Transportation Services for Veteran Beneficiaries at the Bedford VA Medical Center in Bedford, Massachusetts. The procurement aims to identify capable parties to support an estimated requirement of approximately 1,000 one-way trips per month, contributing to the transportation needs of veterans in the area. This sources sought notice is part of market research to determine the acquisition method, which may include set-asides for small businesses or full and open competition. Interested parties are invited to submit their organizational details and tailored capability statements by January 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, to sebastian.freeze@va.gov and david.roy@va.gov.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 1, New England, is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice (36C24126Q0128) to identify interested and capable parties for providing Special Mode/Wheelchair Van Transportation Services for Veteran Beneficiaries at the Bedford VA Medical Center in Bedford, MA. The estimated need is approximately 1,000 one-way trips per month. This is not a solicitation but a request for information to determine the acquisition method, potentially including set-asides for small businesses or full and open competition. Organizations capable of providing these services are invited to submit their organizational details and tailored capability statements by January 15, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST, to sebastian.freeze@va.gov and david.roy@va.gov. The government will evaluate submissions based on scope, resources, project management, and performance-based service acquisition. The NAICS code for this requirement is 485991 (Special Needs Transportation).

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 1, New England is issuing this synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Special Mode/WheelChair Van Transportation Services for Veteran Beneficiaries. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of acquisition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 485991 Special Needs Transportation.
This sources sought is for the Bedford, Massachusetts VA Medical Center and its service area. Exact number of one-way trips is unknown and may vary. Approximate number of one-way trips per month is 1,000 for estimation purposes of this notice.
There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:
organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and
tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:
provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;
secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements;
implement a successful project management plan that includes compliance with program schedules, cost containment, meeting/tracking performance, hiring/retention of key personnel, and risk mitigation; and
provide services under a performance-based service acquisition contract.
Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set aside for small businesses or procured through full and open, unrestricted competition, and multiple awards may be made. The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this sources sought notice by January 15th, 2026 at 12:00pm EST. All responses under this notice must be emailed to David.Roy@va.gov and Sebastian.Freeze@va.gov.
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact David Roy, Contract Specialist, at David.Roy@va.gov and Sebastian Freeze at Sebastian.Freeze@va.gov.

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