JUSTIFICATION PG Part819.7008-7009 AIR AMBULANCE SVC - OLA CO Signed

Attachment 1: Request for SDVOSB/VOSB Sole Source Justification Format IAW VAAR 819.7008/9

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification and Approval (J&A)
For
Other Than Full and Open Competition
Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (PVAHCS, SAVAHCS, and PVAHCS) Acquisition Plan Action ID:

36C262-27-AP-0242 (SAVAHCS)

36C262-27-AP-0467 (PVAHCS)

36C262-27-AP-0168 (NAVAHCS)

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 22, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, 1501 San Pedro Drive SE Albuquerque, NM 87108: x
x
x

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson, Arizona 95723 Phoenix VA Healthcare System 650 E. Indian School Road Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System 500 Hwy 89N Prescott, Arizona 86313

PR: 678-27-1-139-0001 (SAVAHCS)

PR: 644-27-1-461-0002 (PVAHCS)

PR: 649-27-1-3376-0002 (NAVAHCS)

2. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Approved: A new firm-fixed priced (FFP), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide beneficiaries assigned to VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) mentioned in paragraph 1, pre-arranged Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Services twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, including all holidays. 3. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency’s Needs: Arizona VAMCs Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Services is required beginning October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027. Service includes pre-arranged BLS, ALS, and CCT air transport of patients requiring continuous ECG monitoring or a physician designates a patient as critical care transport. Only a physician or registered nurse with current critical care training and advanced cardiac life support training will be designated as the medical flight attendant, in accordance with the standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport System (CAMTS), the National Accreditation Alliance Medical Transport Applications (NAAMTA Global), or European Aero Medical Institute (EURAMI). Vendors must also meet all Arizona Department of Health Service licensing and registration requirements and be a “Covered Entity” as defined by Medicare.
Period
10/01/2026 09/30/2027
10/01/2026 09/30/2027
10/01/2026 09/30/2027

Estimated Price

Quantity

VAMC

$384,000.00

1 Year

SAVAHCS

$120,000.00

1 Year

PVAHCS

$200,000.00

1 Year

NAVAHCS

VHAPG Part 819.7008/7009 Sole Source Awards to SDVOSB/VOSB Revision: 05
Effective Date: 12/15/2025

Attachment 1: Request for SDVOSB/VOSB Sole Source Justification Format IAW VAAR 819.7008/9