AIR AMBULANCE PATIENT TRANSPORTATON SERVICES
The Department of Defense, through USTRANSCOM-AQ, issued this sources sought notice under solicitation number TRANSCOM26C004 to conduct market research for commercial air ambulance patient transportation services. This requirement supports the Air Mobility Command’s 618th Air Operations Center by supplementing military global patient movement capabilities for Department of Defense-eligible patients. The government intends to establish a multiple award contract or blanket purchase agreement in 2027 to replace existing agreements that expire on September 30, 2027. This notice is classified under NAICS 481211 for Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation and PSC V225 for TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRAVEL/LODGING/RECRUITMENT: AMBULANCE, with no set-aside designated.
The scope of work involves decentralized, short-notice orders for aerial transport using fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft configured to air ambulance standards. Service requirements include moving patients from OCONUS to CONUS and within the USA, with aircraft and medical crews required to be ready for departure within two hours of notification. Contractors must provide all necessary personnel, medical crews, equipment, tools, fuel, and facilities, including ground personnel for maintenance and operations. Responses to this request for information are due by May 21, 2026, and three attachments related to the requirement and vendor questions were posted between May 8 and May 18, 2026. Sonya M. Barker is the designated point of contact for this market research.
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Sonya M. Barker
USA
AMENDED to Post RFI Q&A Attachment. ***This is NOT a Request for Proposal** Please see attached Request for Information (RFI) details and Attachment 1 Requirement Description USTRANSCOM conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides capabilities to project and sustain the Joint Force to assist in national objectives. The AMC, 618th Ai...
View moreMajor tasks associated with this requirement include contractor furnished air ambulance services from OCONUS to CONUS and within CONUS for the movement of Department of Defense (DOD)-eligible patients using aircraft configured to air ambulance standards.
Contractors shall provide all personnel, services, equipment, tools, fuel, oil, materials, facilities, supervision, and indirect materials necessary to perform air ambulance services, including a sufficient number of ground personnel for adequate maintenance and ground operations. The aircraft and medical crew may be required to be ready for immediate departure (not later than two hours) after confirmed notification of an air ambulance requirement.
This announcement constitutes an RFI for informational and planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No contract or agreement will be awarded as a result. Industry’s response to the RFI.—or lack thereof—will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent RFP or Request for Quote (RFQ) released. The information requested will be used within USTRANSCOM and Air Mobility Command (AMC) as market research to facilitate decision making (e.g., determining acquisition strategy, small business concerns, etc.) and will not be disclosed outside the Government.
Proprietary information submitted shall be appropriately marked. Do not submit confidential information in your response.