Minneapolis & St. Cloud VA HCS DME Delivery Services Base + 4 Option Year Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23), on behalf of the MINNEAPOLIS VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) at One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, contemplates issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a single, commercial firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery contract to the responsible offeror for the Storage, Maintenance, Assembly/Disassembly, Delivery, Pick-up, and Inventory Management of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) to Minneapolis and St. Cloud Veteran Beneficiary Patients living in the general area of Central and Southern Minnesota. The period of performance is one year from the date of award (with four [4] one-year options exercised at the federal government s discretion) in accordance with all specifications, work statement, terms and conditions contained therein.

Offers, including options, shall be evaluated for the following:

1) Technical competency

2) Past performance records

3) Fair and reasonable pricing



The solicitation and any subsequent award will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13 and relevant sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Veterans Administration Acquisition Regulation (VAAR).



The applicable NAICS Code is 621610. The small business size standard is $15 million.

This requirement is a 100% set-aside competition for SMALL BUSINESSES only. All respondents must be certified as Small Business with the SBA and on the SAM Representations and Certifications.



The tentative issue date for any actual solicitation is approximately January 30, 2018. Proposals will be due not less than 15 days after the issuance of any solicitation.



This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for offers. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice.



All respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and complete online Representations and Certifications at http://www.sam.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted at http://www.fbo.gov. Offerors must obtain all notices and amendments to the solicitation through this web site. Hard copies will not be mailed.



No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation.

Please submit written questions after solicitation is posted via email to Contracting Specialist, Angela Beck: angela.beck@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Responses to questions pertaining to the solicitation will be provided until February 7, 2018 only.