The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin awarded a single-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to RCG Of North Carolina, LLC as the prime contractor. The contract aims to procure medical cylinder gases and rental cylinders to support facilities within Veterans Integrated Service Networks 15 and 16. Task orders issued against the contract vehicle from October 2020 through present day total approximately $3.8M and require delivery of medical gases including oxygen, air, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide as well as cylinder rentals to VA medical centers and clinics located in North Carolina and Virginia. Places of performance include Raeford, NC and locations across VISN 15 and 16 catchment areas. The base period of performance is one five-year term with ordering periods to be completed by August 2025. No set-asides were applied to task orders reviewed.
The original solicitation sought to establish a single-award IDIQ contract to provide medical gases and cylinder rentals across VISNs 15 and 16 in support of the Veterans Health Administration and its facilities. Task orders issued against the contract procure reporting services related to medical gas expenditures as well as direct delivery of gases and rented cylinders. The contract and task orders aim to ensure Veterans Affairs healthcare operations receive necessary medical gases and equipment through a prime vendor arrangement managed by the Technology Acquisition Center in Austin, Texas.