6835--Tampa Bulk Oxygen and Medical Gas

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8, seeks distribution and supply of medical-grade liquid bulk oxygen and medical gases to James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, with proposals due July 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST. This is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612, with distribution to nine subordinate VA facility locations across the Tampa Bay region including Primary Care Annex, New Port Richey Outpatient Clinic, Lakeland Outpatient Clinic, South Hillsborough, and smaller clinics in Zephyrhills, Brooksville, Lecanto, Dermatology, and Mental Health & Domiciliary.

The requirement includes a 9,000-gallon primary bulk oxygen tank lease with 1,500-gallon backup system; approximately 22,000 cubic feet of bulk liquid oxygen fills for the base period (August 1–September 30, 2026); and medical gas cylinders in multiple sizes and types including oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, helium, and medical air. The contractor must provide 24/7 emergency contact availability, emergency delivery within 24 hours of notification, telemetry monitoring, in-service training, NFPA 50 and NFPA 99 compliance certification, and FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices certification. Contractor-owned equipment must be installed, maintained, and removed at contractor expense. All pricing must include transportation, delivery fees, hazardous materials fees, and fuel surcharges.

The contract type is Firm-Fixed-Price. The base period runs August 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2030. NAICS code is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing; PSC code is 6835, Medical Gases. Offerors must submit valid medical gas manufacturing licenses, evidence of general liability insurance ($500,000 per occurrence), workers' compensation, automobile liability coverage, and current SAM.gov registration with completed Buy American certifications. The incumbent contractor is Medical Equipment & Supplies of America (contract 36C24825P1437, awarded $338,571.31). Evaluation criteria include Technical and Quality, Past Performance, and Price, with award to the responsible offeror providing best value. A mandatory site visit was held June 10, 2026.