6515--3 Station In-Home Oxygen and In-Home Ventilation Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16) is seeking to procure comprehensive in-home oxygen and in-home ventilation services for veteran beneficiaries across three medical centers in Arkansas and Mississippi: Fayetteville VA Medical Center (Fayetteville, AR), G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson, MS), and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (Little Rock, AR). The contractor will be required to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and services necessary to deliver these services to veterans' residences 365 days per year, including holidays, within the VISN 16 geographic service area. Services include in-home oxygen setup and maintenance (concentrators, cylinders, liquid oxygen systems), in-home ventilator services with setup and monthly rental options, ventilator accessories, monthly home environment assessments, relocation services, and patient re-education services. Evaluation will be based on the offeror's relevant experience documented through reference contracts demonstrating prior performance of in-home oxygen and/or in-home ventilator services, with offerors required to provide detailed descriptions of tasks performed, geographic locations, patient volumes, performance dates, and verified references. The presolicitation notice was posted on March 5, 2026, with the full solicitation expected on or about March 16, 2026, and proposals due by April 3, 2026 at 1500 Central Time.

This procurement is set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns, with prospective offerors required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and certified by Veteran Small Business Certification prior to proposal submission. The contract will be structured as a five-year Firm Fixed Price Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with annual ordering periods, covering three distinct geographic service areas with corresponding pricing schedules. While no specific overall award value is stated in the presolicitation notice, the pricing schedule identifies approximately 33-34 contract line items per location covering various oxygen and ventilation services with quantities estimated annually across a base year and four option years. Contractors must maintain a facility or resources physically located within their assigned service area to support daily operations. Prevailing wage rates will apply based on Department of Labor wage determinations specific to each geographic location (Fayetteville, Jackson, and Little Rock), with rates ranging from approximately $12 to $51 per hour depending on occupational classification, plus mandatory fringe benefits including health and welfare compensation of $5.55 per hour, paid vacation, and paid holidays.