Patient Taxi and Rideshare Transport Services Amendment 0001

The National Institutes of Health, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking proposals for Patient Taxi and Rideshare Transport Services through Amendment 0001 to solicitation 26-000166a, with responses due by May 18, 2026. The contract requires 24/7 transportation services within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including NIH campus locations, hospitals, airports, hotels, The Children’s Inn, and residential areas across Montgomery, Prince George’s, Howard, Anne Arundel, Baltimore Counties, and Northern Virginia. Full operational readiness must be achieved by June 1, 2026, with no transition period allowed. Vehicles must be ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible, with no requirement for stretcher transport. Pricing is fixed and must be fully inclusive of labor, fuel, overhead, and all other costs, with no economic price adjustments permitted. Contractors must submit weekly, itemized invoices containing metered receipts, trip details, justifications for additional fees, and total costs, though no specific invoicing platform is designated. The award will be made through a best-value tradeoff approach, prioritizing technical capability, qualifications and training, and past performance over price, with no numerical weights disclosed. The ceiling value for the contract is $750,000, based on the prior contract, though the current solicitation does not include a formal pricing schedule or CLINs. The prime contractor remains fully responsible for performance, including any subcontracting or rideshare partnerships, with no security clearances required for personnel. No specific contract clauses, packaging requirements, inspection criteria, or formal attachments are listed, and no set-aside status or socioeconomic designations are applicable. All correspondence and submissions must reference solicitation number 26-000166a, with the primary point of contact being Shasheshe Goolsby at the NIH office in Bethesda, Maryland.