6835--VISN 16 - Medical Gases

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center is seeking medical gases for Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 medical facilities, with proposals due July 23, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Time. This is an unrestricted, single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with no small-business set-aside.

Place of performance spans eight VA Medical Centers and one Health Care Center within the VISN 16 catchment area. All medical gases must comply with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and National Formulary (NF) standards and be appropriately labeled and certified for medical use. The contractor must provide compressed gases in various cylinder sizes, cylinder rental management, Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) cylinder handling, facility inventory audits, Loss of Use (LOU) invoicing for lost contractor-owned cylinders, and a web-based or commercial off-the-shelf system enabling VA staff to place orders, access proofs of delivery, view cylinder balances, access audit results, view backorder notifications, and access invoices.

Service requirements include twice-weekly delivery to most facilities (with some exceptions requiring three to five weekly deliveries), emergency delivery within 24 hours, annual on-site inventory audits at contractor expense, and facility-specific training on medical gas operations. The contractor must maintain $1,000,000 liability insurance per occurrence and provide annual FDA/state licensing verification. All pricing must be all-inclusive with no separate delivery, hazmat, fuel surcharge, or cylinder tracking fees. Invoices must be submitted electronically through Tungsten Network within 30 days of acceptance.

The contract period runs September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031, with a minimum guaranteed value of $25,000 and a maximum value of $7 million. NAICS code is 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a 1,200-employee size standard. Award will be made on a Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. Offerors must provide recorded demonstrations, working URLs, and/or controlled demo access showing all required website or COTS functions at submission.