Home Health Oxygen Equipment & Durable Medical Equipment (V18)

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. The following information is provided to assist the Department of Veteran Affairs in conducting market research of industry to identify potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, or small business) to provide home oxygen equipment and durable medical equipment. The applicable NACIS code 532291 (size standard of $7.0 Million). The contractor shall provide home oxygen equipment, management, supervision, labor, materials, and supplies, and equipment; and shall plan, schedule, coordinate and ensure effective performance of the operation, maintenance, and repair services for home oxygen and durable medical equipment. Contractor currently must have nationally accredited, branch offices or distribution locations, which meets or exceeds the Joint Commission standards, and are physical located within each of the 7 catchment areas and within 50 miles of the VAHCS facility location. Each branch offices or distribution locations, located within each catchment area, must have a minimum of two years experience providing home oxygen equipment and durable medical equipment. Contractor must have a minimum of 2 year experience of providing home oxygen equipment and durable medical equipment, be nationally accredited and meet or exceed The Joint Commission Standards. The contractor source shall possess all licenses, permits, accreditations, and certificates as required by local, state and federal law at each of corresponding location.The seven (7) catchment areas and corresponding Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS) Facility are as follows:

Amarillo VAHCS, 6010 Amarillo Blvd West, Amarillo, Texas 79106

El Paso VAHCS, 5001 N. Piedras St, El Paso, Texas 79930

WTVAHCS, 300 Veterans Blvd, Big Spring, Texas 79720

NMVAHCS, 1501 San Pedro S.E, Albuquerque, NM 87108

NAVAHCS, 500 North Hwy 89, Prescott, AZ 86313

PVAHCS, 650 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012

SAVAHCS, 3601 S. 6111 Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723



Interested and qualified firms must provide pertinent information and verifiable documentation supporting their assertions of qualification to this sources sought synopsis of having a nationally accredited branch office or distribution location physically located within each of the 7 catchment areas and within 50 miles of each of the VAHCS facility location. Source must have a minimum of 2 year experience of providing home oxygen equipment and durable medical equipment. The source shall possess all licenses, permits, accreditations, and certificates as required by each local, state and federal law at each of location. Response to this notice should also include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or veteran owned small business or small business? Responses which do not include verifiable documentation will be considered inconclusive. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to Richard.stockton@va.gov . Fax number is (602) 200-2314. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received via email no later than 3:00 p.m. July 6, 2009. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.