VISN 16 - Medical Gases

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is seeking quotes for medical gases and related services for Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 through an unrestricted solicitation (36C77625Q0229). The procurement covers providing, filling, transporting, handling, servicing, maintaining, delivering, picking up, and storing medical gases and cylinders that meet United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP/NF) standards for approximately eight VA Medical Center facilities. Contractors must maintain an online customer portal for delivery tickets, cylinder audits, balances, and invoices, and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database with NAICS code 325120 and a size standard of 1,200 employees. The government will evaluate quotes using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, with VAAR clauses providing tie-breaker mechanisms for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses when offers are identically priced. Quotes are due by June 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM Central Time and must be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Charles Morin at charles.morin@va.gov.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designation and is open to all business sizes and socioeconomic categories, though it includes provisions favoring veteran-owned businesses in tie-breaking situations. The contract structure is a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with a five-year performance period from August 30, 2025, to August 29, 2030, featuring a guaranteed minimum of $25,000 and a total contract ceiling of $6,975,000. The contract will serve 38 specific facilities across VISN 16, including medical centers and community-based outpatient clinics located throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri, with deliveries scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Performance includes both contractor-owned equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) requiring hydrostatic testing services. The place of performance is listed as 715 S Pear Orchard Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157, though services will be delivered to facilities throughout the multi-state VISN 16 region.