The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 awarded Airgas USA LLC a single-award, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a potential value of $516,997.35 to provide medical gases covering the Black Hills and St. Cloud VA Health Care Systems. The contracting agency funds healthcare services for veterans through its integrated network of facilities located across portions of six Midwestern states.
The prime contractor, Airgas USA LLC, received multiple firm fixed price delivery orders against the IDV totaling approximately $516,997.35 to supply oxygen, nitrogen, argon and other medical gases from its Independence, Ohio location in support of patient care operations at the Black Hills and St. Cloud VA medical centers. Delivery orders were issued without set-aside designations between February 2021 through January 2026, with periods of performance ranging from four months to five years.
The original June 2020 solicitation sought a five-year IDIQ vehicle to fulfill the contracting agency's medical gas requirements. Task orders awarded against the resulting contract aimed to procure critical medical supplies over its potential five-year lifespan in furtherance of the Veterans Health Administration's mission.