6835--VISN 19 Medical Gases and Cylinders Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA VHA) is seeking an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for medical gases and cylinders to support VISN 19 facilities across multiple states. The solicitation requires a contractor to provide medical gases including Oxygen USP, Carbon Dioxide USP, Nitrogen NF, and specialty gas mixtures, with comprehensive services such as 24/7 emergency delivery, cylinder rental, refilling, and annual on-site inventory management. Contractors must be FDA-registered, comply with Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations, and provide certificates of analysis with each delivery. Evaluation criteria will include technical capability, past performance, and price, with quotes due by January 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET. Potential offerors must submit questions by January 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET to the contract specialist Jesse San Nicolas.

The contract is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 325120, with a size standard of 1,200 employees. The contract structure includes a base year and four one-year option periods, spanning from February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2030. Performance will cover approximately 85 distinct delivery locations across seven VA healthcare systems in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The contract has a minimum order value of $500 and maximum thresholds of $500,000 per single item and $2,000,000 for combined items. Contractors must be original equipment manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealers/distributors, VetCert verified, and prohibited from providing gray market or remanufactured items. The solicitation indicates significant annual requirements, including thousands of cylinder refills and rentals across multiple medical gas types and configurations.