6835--medical gasses for VA PA 36C26126Q0307
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26126Q0307
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6835 Medical Gases
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 seeks a requirement-type contract for medical gases and oxygen delivery services to VA Palo Alto Health Care System, with proposals due June 4, 2026. The procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, limiting competition to SDVOSBs.
Place of performance includes VA Palo Alto, VA Menlo Park, VA Livermore, and community-based outpatient clinics in Fremont, Marina, San Jose, and Capitola, California. The contract covers distribution and supply of medical-grade liquid bulk oxygen and compressed medical cylinder gases including Medical Air USP, Oxygen USP, Carbon Dioxide USP, Nitrogen NF, Nitrous Oxide USP, Helium USP, and specialty medical gas mixtures. All medical gases must conform to United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary standards and FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations. The contractor must provide contractor-owned bulk oxygen tanks with backup systems, telemetry monitoring, preventive maintenance included in rental fees, deliver oxygen within facility-specified timeframes with 24-hour emergency delivery capability, provide certificates of analysis with each delivery, maintain all equipment to NFPA 50 standards, and perform all required inspections and training at no additional cost.
The contract includes a 12-month base period from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, plus four optional one-year periods through June 30, 2031. The schedule encompasses 65 line items per contract period with varying quantities, from single units for specialty gases to thousands of units for high-volume products. The NAICS code is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing. Evaluation weighs technical capability, delivery, price, and VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting compliance (FAR 852.219-76). The current supplier is RCG under contract 36C26125P1112. The contracting officer is Edward Hunter (edward.hunter@va.gov, 702-791-9000 x15197).
Notice text
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(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. If a prospective quoter takes an exception to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation, its quote may be excluded from consideration for award. The following factors will be used to evaluate the quotes: Factor 1 - Technical Factor 2 Delivery Factor 3 Price Factor 4 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting response In accordance with FAR 13.106, the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which quote is the best overall offer to the government in terms of high technical capability, while also providing a competitive price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced offeror that provides additional benefits. The government reserves the right to select a response that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Responses may exceed requirements. Each response at a minimum must meet solicitation requirement statement. The government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes. FACTOR 1 Technical Quoter shall provide a description of the supplies/equipment to be quoted. The supplies/equipment shall be in accordance with the statement of work and/or salient characteristics for this solicitation. The following information is required: Descriptive literature to include warranties, special features, and characteristics, etc. The Government will rate more favorably quotes that meet or exceed the requirements of the supplies/equipment. The Government will rate less favorably quotes that do not give enough of a description of the supplies/equipment for the Government to determine if the supplies/equipment meets the requirements in the statement of work and/or salient characteristics. FACTOR 2 Delivery Per the SOW Section 6.2, the Government will review the quoted delivery and completion plan for the most advantageous schedule for the Government. A shorter delivery time will be considered more favorable. FACTOR 3 Price The quote should contain the quoter s best terms from a price standpoint. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all contract line-items. FACTOR 4 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting response Complete the certification attached to this solicitation. (End of Provision)
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(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. If a prospective quoter takes an exception to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation, its quote may be excluded from consideration for award.
The following factors will be used to evaluate the quotes:
Factor 1 - Technical
Factor 2 Delivery
Factor 3 Price
Factor 4 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting response
In accordance with FAR 13.106, the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which quote is the best overall offer to the government in terms of high technical capability, while also providing a competitive price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. The government has the discretion to accept other than the lowest priced offeror that provides additional benefits. The government reserves the right to select a response that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to do so. Responses may exceed requirements. Each response at a minimum must meet solicitation requirement statement. The government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes.
FACTOR 1 Technical
Quoter shall provide a description of the supplies/equipment to be quoted. The supplies/equipment shall be in accordance with the statement of work and/or salient characteristics for this solicitation. The following information is required:
Descriptive literature to include warranties, special features, and characteristics, etc.
The Government will rate more favorably quotes that meet or exceed the requirements of the supplies/equipment. The Government will rate less favorably quotes that do not give enough of a description of the supplies/equipment for the Government to determine if the supplies/equipment meets the requirements in the statement of work and/or salient characteristics.
FACTOR 2 Delivery
Per the SOW Section 6.2, the Government will review the quoted delivery and completion plan for the most advantageous schedule for the Government. A shorter delivery time will be considered more favorable.
FACTOR 3 Price
The quote should contain the quoter s best terms from a price standpoint. The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes by adding the total price for all contract line-items.
FACTOR 4 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting response
Complete the certification attached to this solicitation.
(End of Provision)
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C26126Q0307 0004.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C26126Q0307 0003.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C26126Q0307 0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C26126Q0307 0001.docx | DOCX document | |
| S02 36C26126Q0307.pdf | ||
| S02 36C26126Q0307 Attachment 1 - Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 6835--medical gasses for VA PA 36C26126Q0307 | Pre-Solicitation |
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