6835--Medical Cylinder Gas IDIQ Contract for VA VISN 23

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23 is conducting a Sources Sought market research initiative for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure medical gases in cylinders, including fills and cylinder rentals for eight VA Health Care Systems and their associated clinics and off-site locations across the VISN 23 region. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) and PSC Code 6835 (Medical Gases). Potential contractors must demonstrate capability to provide comprehensive medical gas services including filling, transporting, handling, servicing, maintaining, delivering, and storing cylinders while meeting FDA, CGA, and United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary standards. Key requirements include maintaining $1,000,000 liability insurance, providing an online web application for order placement and tracking, delivering non-emergency orders Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and fulfilling emergency deliveries within 24 hours including weekends and holidays. Interested parties must submit responses by 12:00 PM Central Time on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to Joseph.Bennett@va.gov and Becky.DeLosSantos@va.gov with the VA Number 36C26326Q0127 in the subject line and must include completed Attachment 1 with their expression of interest.

This is a pre-solicitation notice with no current set-aside designations, and no incumbent contractor information has been identified in the available documentation. The contract will cover a base year with four option years and encompasses eight VA Health Care Systems located in Minnesota and Iowa, with delivery locations spanning Fargo, Sioux Falls, Black Hills, Minneapolis, Northwest Iowa, Central Iowa, Iowa City, and St. Cloud. The initial estimated schedule includes approximately 4,575 cylinders across various gas types and sizes, including Acetylene, Compressed Air, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and specialized medical gas mixtures tailored to each facility's requirements. Specific budget ranges or award values have not been disclosed in this pre-solicitation phase. Respondents should note that this is a voluntary market research effort with no guarantee of contract award, and no reimbursement will be provided for response preparation costs.