# BLS Ambulance Transportation Services for Texas Valley Coastal Bend HCS

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25726r0009

- Solicitation number: 36C25726R0009
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Journey Via Gurney, LLC for $36,392,350.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 257-Network Contract Office 17 (36C257)
- NAICS: 621910 Ambulance Services
- Product or service code: V225 Ambulance Service
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Texas
- First posted: January 21, 2026
- Last posted: June 4, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/df45a9e30e574a41b7b14ec05db2a522/view

## Description

The Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (hereafter TXVCBHCS), its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and affiliated healthcare clinics require contracted non-emergency ambulance transportation services. The contractor shall provide all vehicles, personnel, management, supplies, equipment, and necessary reporting for the provision of Basic Life Support (BLS) transports services.

The contactor shall make these ambulance services available to the VA as needed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (24/7), including weekends and holidays. The Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System main campus is located 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78550, serving over 38,667 veterans, primarily from the Harlingen, Texas, McAllen, Texas, Laredo, Texas, Brownsville, Texas and Corpus Christi, Texas areas and it’s Community-Based Outpatient Clinics.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Journey Via Gurney, LLC (UEI VKE4YCL2LYF3)
- Contract: 36C25726D0073
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 6 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25726D0073 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C257 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C25726D0073_3600/


## Publications

- January 21, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 46980e0230ae48e1ba2486572bba7384. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/46980e0230ae48e1ba2486572bba7384/view
- January 21, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice c545520f201a47bda5c0d1b0344c62a3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c545520f201a47bda5c0d1b0344c62a3/view
- January 26, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 6f297cefbe2d46a2a449d114c0a73181. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6f297cefbe2d46a2a449d114c0a73181/view
- February 3, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 2866a2bb54004b57aa80519bcd8fa337. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2866a2bb54004b57aa80519bcd8fa337/view
- February 18, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due March 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice ba8ceeb5601f4ebaae3be2ac7f4fde19. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ba8ceeb5601f4ebaae3be2ac7f4fde19/view
- February 25, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due March 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 5cf66475dbb445a6941f89972e1c31dd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5cf66475dbb445a6941f89972e1c31dd/view
- June 4, 2026: Award notice. Notice df45a9e30e574a41b7b14ec05db2a522. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/df45a9e30e574a41b7b14ec05db2a522/view

## Points of contact

- Astrid McKinney, astrid.mckinney@va.gov, 2546549608
- Mariangie Rios-Vazquez, mariangie.riosvazquez@va.gov, 2106946227

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