DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME) Services VA San Francisco, CA   3

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Francisco Health Care System (VASFHCS) has an ongoing requirement for the pickup, delivery, storage, repair, and routine service of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) to veteran patients served by its seven medical centers and its associated outpatient clinics. The total number of DME delivered to Veterans for each VA Health Care System (VAHCS) is subject to change throughout the life span of this contract. The VA intends to award a single firm fixed-priced Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for the health care system as identified in paragraph 3.4 pursuant to this solicitation. The period to be covered by this contract will contain five (5) order periods. The Department of Veterans Affairs reserves the right to exercise the option years, subject to the availability of funds.

Work Details
The contractor is required to provide all labor, parts, equipment, transportation, fuel, and supervision necessary to provide storage, delivery set up, in-house instruction, and/or pick-up of durable medical equipment for VA beneficiaries of the VAHCS. The contractor shall have an electronic computer system that shows all VA required forms and documentation accessible to all VA personnel at no cost with access codes provided by the Contractor. This system shall be secure and meet all applicable VA IT rules and regulations and HIPPA privacy rules and regulations.

The contractor shall store all VA owned items in an orderly arrangement to allow for ready access to any item. Items that have been cleaned, refurbished and repaired should be identified as such and stored separately from those recently recovered awaiting necessary cleaning.

Period of Performance
The contract period will contain five (5) order periods with an option for additional years subject to the availability of funds.

Place of Performance
The contractor will provide services for VASFHCS VA Health Care System patients at sites listed in paragraph 3.4. The service area includes the catchment areas regardless of where the patient resides.