Home Oxygen   3

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System (NF/SGVAHS) located at 1601 S.W. Archer Road Gainesville, Florida has a requirement for Home Oxygen Support and Medical Equipment Management. The Contractor shall provide supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, equipment management, safety management, infection control, repairs, maintenance and in-service training for patients to include patient education. This shall include but it not limited to; Set-ups, (Initial & Restarts), Switch-outs, Basic system consists of equipment to provide supplemental oxygen up to 4 liters per minute (LPM) via appropriate interface and a Complex system consists of all equipment required supplemental oxygen 4 LPM or more with appropriate interface, to include cough assists, ventilators and other basic and complex systems. The Contractor shall furnish, provide, install and maintain medical oxygen equipment, high-pressure cylinder, 50 psi air compressors, POCs, concentrators (if VA owned concentrators, POCs not available) and/or liquid systems, portable systems, emergency back-up systems (basic and complex systems) and all required supplies to eligible VA patients as required by the NF/SGVAHS. The Contractor shall maintain, service, install VA owned equipment; concentrators, POCs, self-fill units and cylinders, cough assists and ventilators and all required supplies to eligible VA patients as required by the NF/SGVAHS. All Government Furnished Property (GFP) will be labeled as VA Owned. The Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) or designee will provide the Contractor with notification to initiate individual patient requirements via fax or encrypted electronic means (telephonic for emergencies) and will also provide the Contractor with notification of VA initiated discontinuance of home oxygen. The Home Oxygen Clinics (Gainesville, Lake City and Jacksonville) medical respiratory staff will notify the vendor that a delivery shall commence by fax, telephonically or by encrypted e-mail. The vendor shall confirm receipt of order immediately and prior to delivery. The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on or about July 10, 2020. Proposals will be accepted after issuance of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation and (any subsequent amendments) from this website. No hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the SAM beta Gov website (https://fbohome.sam.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), prospective contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award. SAM registration is required under the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov. Registration is free and potential Offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 532283, Home Health Equipment Rental. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. All responsible small business sources may submit proposals to be considered by the Agency after solicitation has been posted. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Scott Brickey at Scott.brickey@va.gov. Telephone requests for information or questions will be not accepted. Ensure the subject line for all requests for assistance include the solicitation number (i.e., RFP no. 36C24820R0069). Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 8), 300 East University Ave Suite 170 Gainesville, FL 32601.