Home Oxygen VISN 2 Downstate

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2), intends to issue solicitation no. 36C24219R0134, for Home Oxygen Services, for multiple VA locations within the VISN 2 Downstate geographic area. The following VA VISN 2 locations, their associated outpatient clinics, and their entire patient care catchment areas, will be included in the resultant contract:

New York Harbor Healthcare System

423 East 23rd Street

New York, NY 10010

New Jersey Healthcare System

385 Tremont Avenue

East Orange, NJ 07018

Northport VA Medical Center

79 Middleville Road

Northport, NY 11768

Hudson Valley Healthcare System

41 Castle Point Road

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

Bronx VA Medical Center

130 West Kingsbridge Road

Bronx, NY 10468

In accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the Contractor shall furnish all supplies, materials, equipment, and personnel necessary for patients requiring home oxygen services. Contractor shall provide Registered Respiratory Therapists to train, educate, and monitor patients, as well as complete assessments of the beneficiary s home and environment. Registered Respiratory Therapists shall be licensed in accordance with the state in which they provide service. VISN 2 has beneficiaries that reside primarily in New York State and in nearby states such as, but not limited to, New Jersey. Contractor must be accredited by Joint Commission (JC) or another national accreditation body that meets or exceeds Joint Commission standards, and must maintain accreditation throughout the duration of the contract. There are approximately 2,600 active patients at this time.

The services associated with this contract include: All logistical/administrative functions involved with the day to day operation of providing the service to the Veteran, including in home respiratory therapy visits. This includes coordinating and managing patient care, deliveries and set-ups, briefing patient on proper use of equipment, documenting use of supplies and inspection of home in accordance with JC standards concerning patient use/safety of home oxygen.

The resultant contract will be a single award, firm fixed price (FFP) requirements type, for a base period of one (1) year, plus five (5) option periods. The solicitation will be issued at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (https://www.fbo.gov) on/about August 15, 2019. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 532283 Home Health Equipment Rental, Small Business Size Standard $32.5 Million. Contract award will be based upon the tradeoff process in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.101-1.

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Small Business Concerns. In order to be considered for award, prospective Offerors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in SAM prior to award of a contract. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is NO cost to use SAM.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of proposals. No specific response to this presolicitation notice is required at this time. No potential offeror list is maintained. All potential offerors should register with Federal Business Opportunities if interested in this acquisition. No additional information is available other than what is noted herein. Firms are instructed not to call requesting additional information, and to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for the actual posting of the solicitation package.