Purchase Order 36C24720P0438

RAS Enterprises LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $1,099,426.47 by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 to provide bulk oxygen services to VA Medical Center facilities in the Montgomery, Alabama area. The contract, posted as a pre-solicitation notice on February 21, 2020, and awarded on February 29, 2020, was set aside exclusively for SDVOSB firms and required urgent fulfillment by the February 28, 2025 completion date to support critical oxygen supply needs at the Tuskegee/Montgomery and Birmingham VA facilities. RAS Enterprises was selected as the sole awardee following a compressed solicitation timeline that required vendor verification in the System for Award Management and proposal submission by February 26, 2020.

This contract award reflects the VA's commitment to supporting veteran-owned enterprises while securing essential medical gas supply capabilities. RAS Enterprises has established itself as a critical supplier of medical gases and related respiratory therapy equipment across multiple VA Veterans Integrated Service Networks, leveraging its SDVOSB and SBA-certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) statuses. The company's broader contract portfolio with the VA and other federal agencies demonstrates its capacity to deliver comprehensive medical gas services, including bulk oxygen delivery, equipment rentals, cylinder maintenance, and emergency supply capabilities, making it well-positioned to meet the immediate healthcare infrastructure requirements of the department's facilities.