6835--Medical Grade Bulk Liquid Oxygen VISN 4

Please see Solicitation Amendment 0001

Please RSVP to Andrea Buckley, Contract Specialist, at andrea.buckley2@va.gov for all site visits.

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Set-aside Status: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Accordance with 38 USC 8127, the proposed contract action is being procured as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. Any vendor desiring to be considered for award MUST be verified as a SDVOSB in the Vender Information Pages (VIP) database of https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, both at the time of quotation submittal and at time of award.

Description: VISN 4 MEDICAL GRADE BULK LIQUID OXYGEN.  Contractor will provide all product, materials, supplies, management, tools, equipment, transportation, and labor necessary for the delivery of Medical Grade Bulk Oxygen and Tank/Cylinder Rental for Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4 Medical Centers.  The contractor shall be responsible for supplying medical grade bulk liquid oxygen and contractor owned bulk oxygen tanks, if required by the facility. A comprehensive list of actual requirements is included in the Statement of Work and Schedule of Supplies within the solicitation.

Place of Contract Performance: Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4 VA Medical Centers: Wilmington, DE; Altoona, PA; Butler, PA; Coatesville, PA; Erie, PA; Lebanon, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA (Heinz Campus); Pittsburgh, PA (University Drive Campus); Wilkes-Barre, PA. 

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) QUESTIONS

Questions concerning the solicitation will be accepted with a final cut-off date for question submission of MARCH 28, 2022 NLT 4:00PM Eastern.  Questions after the cut-off date/time will not be answered.  

Submit questions to both Andrea Buckley at andrea.buckley2@va.gov and Andrea Aultman-Smith andrea.aultman-smith@va.gov.  

Please reference “36C24422Q0510: Medical Grade Bulk Liquid Oxygen” in the subject line. 

Responses to questions, to include those resulting from the site visits, will be posted in a timely manner as an amendment to the solicitation.

SITE VISITS

RFQ 36C24422Q0510, Attachment 2 VISN 4 Site Visit Schedule provides the dates and times for VISN 4 Medical Grade Bulk Liquid Oxygen site visits.  Quoters are prohibited from having verbal exchanges with the COR/POC or other VA staff members regarding the solicitation and any technical questions.  Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer and will be answered via solicitation amendment and only these questions will be deemed official.  Verbal exchanges at the site visit do not constitute a change to this solicitation and only amendments constitute a change.