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This document includes a questions and answers file and a solicitation for bulk oxygen services for the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. The VA is seeking a licensed bulk oxygen contractor to provide an FDA certified bulk oxygen main supply system with a primary 6000 gallon tank and reserve 1500 gallon tank. The contractor must monitor the system remotely and refill oxygen as needed. To ensure uninterrupted supply, the contractor's business must be within a one hour drive of the medical center. The estimated annual usage is 8.5 million cubic feet. Proposals are due by March 15, 2021 and should include all applicable fees such as delivery and HAZMAT. The solicitation is a tiered evaluation with priority given to SDVOSB, VOSB, small business including HUBZone and 8A, and then large business concerns. The NAICS code is 325120 and size standard is $1,000.

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BULK OXYGEN SOLICITATION # 36C24821Q0565

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Question: What is the Governments Rational for Contractors Business Being Physically located Within one (1) hour drive to the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center (VAMC)?

Answer: The contractor must be able to deliver Oxygen to the medical center during any emergency that occurs. Hurricanes or other emergency situations can result in road closures or other obstacles that can interfere with delivers.

2. Question: Contingency Plan (Hurricane/COVID 19 response due to increased patients in ICU) requirement?

Answer: Bulk oxygen system is required to have a remote telemetry system that will automatically place an order when the main tank gets to a redetermined level. A manual order will be submitted just prior to a hurricane as part of our Emergency Management plan.

3. Question: The PWS requires delivery during the VA workday, peak hours of congestion?

Answer: VHA directive 7515 requires qualified VA staff to be present during refilling operations.

4. Questions: Is the quantity of 708,000 a cubic foot or a 100 cubic foot measure? I suspect it is in CF (or 7080 CCF) but want to make sure.

Answer: Quantity is based upon an estimated annual usage of 8.5 million cubic feet. 8.5M/12= 708,000 cubic feet per month.

5. Question: Would the Government entertain adding the following CLINS?

• Delivery Fee

• HAZMAT Fee

• Emergency Delivery Fee

Answer: Proposals should include all applicable fees.

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