Home Oxygen Services

Added: May 09, 2014 4:11 pm The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center (LAJVAMC), located in Clarksburg, WV, is issuing this request for information/sources sought notice in order to identify businesses that have the resources, capabilities, and expertise to provide home oxygen services for LAJVAMC's Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service.



Generally, the home oxygen services will consist of providing all necessary equipment, tools, materials, transportation, personnel, etc. for the renting, delivery and servicing of home oxygen equipment and also includes providing end user-level education regarding the proper use of the home oxygen equipment being issued to the patient.



The home oxygen services will be provided for approximately 2,000 Veteran patients within LAJVAMC's service area. LAJVAMC's service area includes:

1. West Virginia Counties-Harrison, Barbour, Taylor, Upshur, Lewis, Doddridge, Tyler, Wetzel, Monongalia, Marion, Preston, Pleasants, Ritchie, Gilmer, Marshall, Nicholas, Tucker, Randolph, Webster, Braxton, Calhoun, Wirt, Wood, Roane, Jackson and Clay.

2. Ohio Counties-Washington, Athens, Belmont, Morgan, Monroe and Noble.

3. Pennsylvania Counties-Fayette, Greene and Washington.

4. Maryland Counties-Garrett.



LAJVAMC is seeking responses to the following types of information from businesses that consider themselves to have the resources, capabilities and expertise essential to providing the home oxygen services:



1. Company name, business type, socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), etc.), person of contact (including telephone number & email address).

2. Previous experience in providing home oxygen services for government or non-government healthcare entities (i.e., VA Medical Centers, hospitals).

3. Common approach(es) to home oxygen rental operations .

4. Common obstacles and risks associated with providing home oxygen services.

5. Common performance standards and assessment methods.

6. Other information relevant to home oxygen services that's not addressed in 1- 5 that would be beneficial to LAJVAMC's endeavor in developing its requirement.



Responses to the information requested above may be submitted (1) via email to james.whisner@va.gov, or (2) via mail to



Department of Veterans Affairs

Louis A. Johnson VAMC

Attn: Contracting, James Whisner

1 Med Center Drive, Clarksburg, WV 26301.



The results of this market research will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.).



Responses must be submitted by 11:00 AM (EST) June 2, 2014.



This request for information/sources sought synopsis is for planning purposes ONLY. The Louis A. Johnson VAMC (LAJVAMC) assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice.