Special NoticePosted Aug 5, 2026·Responses due Aug 7, 2026

V225--Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Non-Emergency Ambulance Services at Jesse Brown VAMC in Chicago, IL

Veterans Affairs · 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
621910
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
36C25226Q0637
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
V225
Place
Not stated
Contact
Erika A Cannaday (erika.cannaday@va.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 36C25226Q0637 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 5, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 3, 2026 to Jan 12, 2027, middle of the range Oct 30, 2026.
Measured from 39 past early notices at Veterans Affairs, Department of with NAICS 621910 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 5, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Non-Emergency Ambulance Services Under Statutory Authority Public Law 109 Sec. 502 and VAAR 819.7008, the Government anticipates entering into a sole-source procurement with Freedom Elite Joint Venture a certified/verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) joint venture. A determination that only one SDVOSB can meet the requirement is not required. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. This award is in compliance with VAAR 819.7008: (a) A contracting officer may award a contract to a SBA-listed/verified Service-Disabled Veteran-… (show all)

Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) using other than competitive procedures provided - (1) The anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed $5 million; (2) The requirement is synopsized and the required justification pursuant to FAR 6.302- 5(c)(2)(ii) is posted in accordance with FAR part 5; (3) The SDVOSB has been determined to be a responsible contractor with respect to performance; and (4) In the estimation of the contracting officer contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the Government. (b) The contracting officer's determination to make a sole source award is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the contracting officer. To ensure that opportunities are available to the broadest number of SDVOSBs, this authority is to be used only when in the best interest of the Government. (c) A determination that only one SDVOSB can meet the requirement is not required. However, in accordance with FAR 6.302-5(c)(2)(ii), contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304, as applicable. (d) When conducting a SDVOSB sole source acquisition, the contracting officer shall ensure the business meets eligibility requirements in 819.7003. (e) A procurement requirement estimated to exceed the legislative threshold of $5 million shall not be split or subdivided to permit the use of this SDVOSB sole source authority. End of Special Notice

Who won similar work

63 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) V225.

Single-winner award sizes (63): middle half $1.7M to $8.5M, median $5.3M; range $163K to $44.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
RELIANCE MEDICAL TRANSPORT, LLC4$51.9MDec 2, 2025
LIFEFLEET SOUTHEAST INC4$18.9MOct 1, 2026
JOURNEY VIA GURNEY, LLC2$41.7MJun 4, 2026
MEDEX MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICE INC2$18.4MAug 12, 2025
OHIO AMBULANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC2$17.1MJan 12, 2026
MIDWEST MEDICAL TRANSPORT COMPANY2$14.9MJul 30, 2026
JAN-CARE AMBULANCE SERVICE TRI-STATE DIVISION INC2$2.3MOct 1, 2025
AIR EMS INC2$1.3MOct 7, 2026
MILE HIGH AMBULANCE, LLC1$44.0MJul 8, 2026
JAN-CARE AMBULANCE OF RALEIGH COUNTY, INC.1$26.9MSep 29, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.