Compressed Gasses and Cylinder Rentals

This solicitation sought quotes for compressed gas cylinder rentals and deliveries to two Veterans Health Administration medical centers in Alabama. Required products included oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, helium and other specialty medical gases to be delivered weekly or as needed in small and large cylinders. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 sought to award a contract for one base year with four one-year options to service the Tuskegee and Montgomery campuses. Price was the primary evaluation factor with meeting the terms of the statement of work as the only technical requirement. Responses were initially due by January 20, 2023 but the solicitation was later cancelled in full.

This requirement was set aside for total small businesses. It was issued under NAICS code 325120 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The solicitation sought to rent compressed medical gases on a monthly basis with minimum cylinder quantities listed for each site. Invoices would be submitted monthly noting replaced cylinders. The place of performance was Alabama for delivery of gases to the two VA medical centers on a recurring basis over one base year and four option years.