3-month wheelchair van services for DC VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the 245-NETWORK Contract Office 5 in Linthicum, Maryland, has awarded a three-month, firm fixed-price contract valued at $2,000,160 to Battles Transportation, Inc. for wheelchair van transportation services at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The contract period runs from May 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, during which the contractor is responsible for providing approximately 12,000 round-trip services to transport veterans to scheduled medical appointments both at the facility and in the surrounding community, as well as for discharging inpatients. This is a sole-source acquisition authorized under 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(5) and 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c), implemented through VAAR 819.7008, because Battles Transportation, Inc. is the only certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business in the Washington, DC area holding the required WMATC license, establishing a complete lack of competition. The contract is not an extension or modification of any prior award but is a standalone bridge solution pending a future full-and-open competition. No options, renewals, or performance extensions are provided, and the contract contains no pricing breakdowns by line item, no specific invoicing requirements, no designated COR or COTR, and no application of MIL-STD packaging or labeling standards since it is purely a service acquisition. The contractor must ensure 24/7 operational readiness, maintain fully accessible and properly equipped wheelchair vans, employ qualified personnel, and deliver timely, safe transportation consistent with VA scheduling needs. The award was approved on April 28, 2026, and the sole-source justification was posted publicly on SAM.gov as required by federal transparency rules, with the contracting officer being Dan Feng Lu and oversight provided by the VISN 5 Contracting Office in Linthicum, Maryland.