6835--VISN 2 Prosthetics Downstate Home Oxygen Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center for VISN 2, seeks home oxygen services for Downstate veterans under solicitation 36C24226R0081, with offers now due February 10, 2027 at 4:00 PM EST. Modification P00002 extended that deadline and states that information has surfaced calling the original procurement strategy into question, so the VA is reviewing whether the strategy remains appropriate or whether the RFQ should be cancelled. The Set Aside line reads No Set-Aside Used. NAICS is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, and PSC is 6835, Medical Gases.

The procurement is a single-award IDIQ fixed-price contract for commercial services covering stationary and portable oxygen concentrators, liquid oxygen systems, ventilators, BiPAP devices, oxygen cylinders, equipment setup and maintenance, emergency replacement, respiratory therapist visits, and long-term travel oxygen. The Set Aside line controls eligibility. The notice lists New Jersey as place of performance, while the PWS covers the Bronx, Hudson Valley, New Jersey, New York Harbor, and Northport VA Medical Centers and their catchment areas, including bordering states. Service Contract Act wage determinations apply to New York and New Jersey counties.

Pricing is all-inclusive by CLIN: monthly for concentrators, ventilators, and liquid oxygen systems, per occurrence for respiratory therapist visits, and weekly for long-term travel. The Schedule of Supplies lists 2,750 respiratory therapist visits annually, 50 to 732 units annually per concentrator sub-CLIN, and a $100,000 minimum and $40 million maximum. The sources conflict on period of performance: the Schedule states a six-year term through June 30, 2032, while the PWS states a base year of January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027.

Services must be delivered by state-licensed and registered respiratory therapists. Initial setup is due within 24 hours of request, emergency response within four hours, and backup oxygen supply must cover three times the response time. Joint Commission accreditation or equivalent must be maintained. Attachment I requires two thermal fuses per system unless a documented clinical contraindication exists. The contractor bears financial responsibility for equipment damage or loss, and data-breach liquidated damages are $20,000 per affected individual. Attachment G requires E-Verify compliance and subcontractor certifications.

Evaluation weights Technical Capability (Quality, Management/Experience/Staffing, and Transition/Implementation) above Past Performance, and both above Cost/Price. Cost is not scored but is assessed for reasonableness against the Independent Government Cost Estimate and competing proposals. Transition requires operational readiness by July 1, 2027 and full implementation within 180 calendar days of award. Staffing plans must account for 4-6 weeks of background investigation time. Past performance requires at least three and up to five references within five years, plus disclosure of terminations and cure notices within eight years.

Attachment A was revised with Modification P00002, and a new Attachment A must be submitted with proposals. Contacts are Contracting Officer Anthony Murray (518-626-6138), Administrative Contracting Officer Corey Swinton, and COR Stefan Goot (631-261-4400 ext. 12754).