Positive airway pressure devices (CPAP/AUTOPAP/BIPAP) contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington DC (DC VAMC) at 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422 has a requirement for initiating Positive Airway Pressure Devices (PAPD), CPAP/AutoPAP/BiPAP and BiPAP variants treatment. The Contractor shall provide all supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, management, transportation, safety management, infection control, storage of VA owned equipment and in-service training for beneficiaries to include patient education. The Contractor shall maintain at the proposed servicing facility adequate licensed certified or registered respiratory therapy staff to provide all services, instructions. follow-up and/or emergency visits. The Contractor shall possess all licenses, permits, accreditations, and certificates as required by Local, State and Federal law. The Contractor shall meet Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards. The Contractor shall meet or exceed JCAHO or equivalent standards and be an accredited organization at the servicing location prior to contract award as evidenced by the submission of their accreditation/certificate and also must maintain this certification for the duration of the contract. The Contractor shall have a physical location, prior to the award of this contract, which houses the service office, warehouse, dispatch of vehicles and other functions related to the performance of services within the DC VAMC's catchments. Catchments include: Washington DC Metro area, Maryland State counties (Montgomery, Prince Georges, Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert); and Virginia State counties (Fairfax, Arlington, Loudon and Prince William).

The Contractor shall have at least three (3) years of experience in successfully administering CPAP to adult and geriatric patients. The Contractor shall coordinate, supervise and evaluate the services provided.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 532291 Home Health Equipment Rental with a size standard of $30 M. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. A Firm Fixed Price single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract with a one (1) year base period and up to four (4) one (1) year option periods, to be exercised at the Government's discretion is contemplated under this solicitation. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation. Offerors' are advised that they are responsible for obtaining any amendments to the solicitation. The VA will not provide hard copies of the solicitation.