Bulk liquid oxygen

Sources Sought Notice for notice of intent to solicit for the distribution and supply of medical-grade bulk liquid oxygen to be supplied with tanks to the VA Bedford Healthcare System Medical Service: 200 Springs Street, Bedford, MA 01730. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, installation, and maintenance for the medical-grade bulk liquid oxygen to be supplied with contractor-owned tanks. This unrestricted notice is put forth to seek all vendors who have the capabilities to fulfill this requirement as described below. The solicitation will be released to supply bulk liquid oxygen at the aforementioned locations for a base plus (4) option years. A pre-solicitation notice will be posted to FedBizOps with a Request for quote to follow. Scheduled date/time for site visits will be identified in the solicitation. The applicable NAICS code is 325120 with a 1,000 employee size standard. The FSC/PSC is 6515.

VA Medical Center: BEDFORD ( Six months base year from April 1, 2017-Sept.30, 2017 with potential 12 month option periods.



CLIN

Period of Performance

Quantity / estimate

Lease of 3 bulk tanks per year / per month

0001

4-1-17 to 9-30-17

14,920 CCF



0002

10-1-2017 to 9-30-2018

30,000 CCF



0003

10-1-2018 to 9-30-2019

30,000 CCF



0004

10-1-2019 to 9-30-2020

30,000 CCF



0005

10-1-2020 to 9-30-2021

30,000 CCF





VA Rents the Tanks? YES



VA Owns the Tanks? NO

Delivery Address: VA Medical Center Bedford Bldg 2; 4; 78

200 Springs Road

Bedford MA 01730



Delivery Requirements: within 48 hours of call for routine fill and within 24 hrs for emergency fill





Delivery Impediments: A small tanker is needed for Bldg 4 deliveries- Narrow road and sharp turn

(EXAMPLE: Tanks are located at the corner of a busy downtown intersection. There is a narrow pull-through for the truck.

Delivery Instructions: Contact Duty Engineer for access to tanks at (781) 389-7752 fifteen (15) minutes prior to arrival for receipt of delivery. Tanks are located at Bldg 2; Bldg 4; Bldg 78. Estimated annual requirements as shown above are combined for all three tanks.

(EXAMPLE: Delivery after 6:00pm. Driver must contact VA police & security to gain access to enclosure for main and reserve tanks. Contact phone number is (205) 933-8108, extension 6444.)

Oxygen, Medical Liquid Bulk:

Tank 1 (Bldg.2) Capacity: 172,650 CF CO B/U Type: RST B/U Capacity: 9,210 CF CO

Tank 2 (Bldg.4) Capacity: 172,650 CF CO B/U Type: RST B/U Capacity: 9,210 CF CO

Tank 3 (Bldg.78) Capacity: 149,630 CF CO B/U Type: RST B/U Capacity: 13,800 CF CO