Q201--Supplemental Home Oxygen Services | VISN 15
This Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 is for supplemental home oxygen services to over 5,600 patients in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois. Due to the incumbent contractor's existing capabilities and the risks associated with transitioning to a new contractor during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted the supply chain, the Department of Veterans Affairs determined it necessary to award Home Care Equipment, Inc. a bridge contract valued at $24.8 million for an 18-month period to allow for market stabilization before a new competitive acquisition for the normalized requirements.
36C25521D0039 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
4/13/21, 11:30 AM Supplemental Home Oxygen Services | VISN 15
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 15 published a Special Notice to award a sole source contract for supplemental home oxygen services to Home Care Equipment, Inc. located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The services will be provided to veterans served by VA medical centers across Kansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois under VISN 15.
The Special Notice aims to continue contracting with the incumbent, Home Care Equipment, Inc., to provide home oxygen services to VISN 15 patients without interruption due to current market instability exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Interested parties may express their capability to meet requirements by submitting a statement by March 24, 2021. The contract would have a base period of six months with an option to extend for an additional six months. The agency reserves the right to negotiate solely with the incumbent if no other viable options are received by the deadline that can immediately satisfy requirements without disruption to veteran care.
36C25521R0074 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
3/18/21, 5:43 PM Q201--Supplemental Home Oxygen Services | VISN 15
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 15 awarded a contract to HOME CARE EQUIPMENT, INC. on March 31, 2021 to provide supplemental home oxygen services for Veterans Integrated Service Network 15. The contract, numbered 36C25521D0039, was awarded for $24,846,309.00 to supply supplemental home oxygen services for VISN 15 located in Leavenworth, Kansas, with the awarded contractor located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
36C25521R0074 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
4/12/21, 2:03 PM