N065--durable medical equipment services for upstate VISN 2

The VA Health Care Network New York (VISN 2) has a need for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) services throughout upstate VISN 2 to include: environmental assessment, storage, delivery, set-up, repair, instruction-in-use, and/or pick-up of Government purchased items. The services shall also include the installation of grab bars, room air conditioners, and maintenance of feeding pumps. Some of the equipment that may need to be delivered and set-up includes, but is not limited to, feeding pumps, hospital beds, trapezes, patient lifts, mattresses, bathroom equipment, ambulation devices, and room air conditioners, etc. Storage of beneficiary items at a climate-controlled Contractor facility is also required. Contractors must meet Joint Commission Standards.

Request for Proposal (RFP) 36C242-20-R-0119 will be available for download from this website on or about February 18, 2021. No hardcopies will be sent out. Questions must be submitted in writing via email to the Contract Specialist at Cheryl.Whitton@va.gov. Questions must be received a minimum of ten (10) business days before the closing date listed in the RFP. If warranted, responses to inquiries will be incorporated into a written amendment posted to Contract Opportunities website at http://beta.SAM.gov. Verbal questions will not be addressed. Offerors are encouraged and are responsible for routinely checking this website for any solicitation amendments that may be issued throughout the proposal period.

This requirement is being solicited as a single-award 100% Small Business Set Aside. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 621610 Home Health Care Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $16.5 Million. Contractors are required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.SAM.gov/portal/public/SAM prior to contract award.