REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Title: Special Needs Transportation Services for C.W. Bill Young VAMC (CWBYVAMC) Facilities RFI #: 36C248-26-Q0957 NAICS Code: 485991 Special Needs Transportation Response Due Date/Time: 07/16/2026, 16:00 am/est Submit To: David Wesley Hess, Contracting Officer david.hess2@va.gov PURPOSE This is a Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information issued for market research purposes only in accordance with FAR Part 10. This is not a solicitation for proposals, and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, is seeking to identify qualified, capable, and interested contractors including larger & small businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), and other socioeconomic categories able to provide non-emergency Special Mode Transportation (SMT) services to eligible VA beneficiaries in the Pinellas, Bradenton, Naples, Port Charlotte, Sarasota, Sebring and Cape Coral service areas. Responses to this notice will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy, including whether a set-aside is appropriate under FAR Part 19. Respondents are encouraged to answer all sections completely and specifically. Generalized capability statements without supporting detail will not be sufficient to establish capability for purposes of this market research. PART A COMPANY INFORMATION Legal business name and any DBA(s) Business address(es) headquarters and any relevant regional/local offices UEI and CAGE code Point of contact: name, title, phone, email Socioeconomic status (select all that apply and provide certifying body/registration number where applicable): [ ] SDVOSB [ ] VOSB [ ] WOSB / EDWOSB [ ] 8(a) [ ] HUBZone [ ] Small Disadvantaged Business [ ] Small Business (no additional certification) [ ] Other (specify) Is your firm currently licensed to operate a passenger/medical transportation business in the State of Florida? If not, describe your plan and timeline to obtain licensure. Estimated timeline from contract award to full operational readiness. Corporate affiliations disclosure: Is your firm affiliated through common ownership, a Mentor-Protégé Agreement, joint venture, or teaming arrangement with any other likely respondent to this notice, or with the incumbent contractor for this requirement? If yes, identify the affiliated entity/entities and describe the nature of the relationship. PART B RELEVANT EXPERIENCE (PAST PERFORMANCE) For each relevant transportation contract your firm has held or currently holds within the last five (5) years, provide the following in table format. Add rows as needed. Field Response Client/Agency name Contract number Type of client (VA / other federal / state or local government / Medicaid MCO / commercial / private) Period of performance (start end, or "ongoing") Total contract value Contracting …