Medical-Grade Liquid Bulk Oxygen

RFP VA-528-11-RP-0203 is issued to assist with establishing a committed source of supply for the distribution and supply of medical-grade liquid bulk oxygen to the majority of VA Health Care Network Upstate New York (VISN 2) Medical Centers. VISN 2 has been tasked with finding a Supplier/Offeror in the following areas in New York State: Albany, Batavia, Bath, Buffalo, and Syracuse. Contract period shall be May 1, 2012, or date of award, whichever is earlier, through a one-year period. All contracts awarded under the solicitation will include four (4) one-year option periods which may be exercised by the Government.

This is an unrestricted acquisition and the solicitation will be issued using the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The proposals shall be mailed or hand delivered to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office, 2875 Union Road Suite 3500, Cheektowaga, NY 14227, ATTN: Lauren Helming, Contract Specialist.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, and the Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees. Registration at http://www.ccr.gov (CCR) is required in order to be eligible for award of Government contracts.