SAM #36C26227D0001

Award Notice for Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Services Supporting Arizona VA Medical Centers

This Department of Veterans Affairs award notice concerns fixed-wing air ambulance services supporting Arizona VA Medical Centers. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22; the services support Arizona VA Medical Centers. - Service requested: Pre-arranged fixed-wing air transport for basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS), and critical care transport (CCT). - CCT applies to patients requiring continuous ECG monitoring or designated by a physician for critical care transport. - Personnel and provider requirements: A medical flight attendant must be a physician or registered nurse with current critical care and advanced cardiac life support training. Providers must meet Arizona Department of Health Services licensing and registration requirements and qualify as a Medicare Covered Entity. - OEMs and vendors: No service provider, vendor, or OEM is named in the provided information. - Quantities and performance period: No quantities or period of performance are specified.

Description

Arizona VAMCs Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Services. Service includes pre-arranged BLS, ALS, and CCT air transport of patients requiring continuous ECG monitoring or a physician designates a patient as critical care transport. Only a physician or registered nurse with current critical care training and advanced cardiac life support training will be designated as the medical flight attendant, in accordance with the standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport System (CAMTS), the National  accreditation Alliance Medical Transport Applications (NAAMTA Global), or European Aero Medical Institute (EURAMI). Vendors must also meet all Arizona Department of Health Service licensing and registration requirements and be a “Covered Entity” as defined by Medicare.

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