Q201--VISN10 Home 02 Services (IN & MI)

In accordance with FAR Part 10, Market Research, this is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources/vendors having the skills and capabilities necessary capabilities to furnish rental of home oxygen equipment and related services for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers located in Indiana/Michigan, VISN 10. All interested contractors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including, commercial market information. This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources relative to NAICS 621610, Home Health Care Services. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this sources sought announcement.

General Requirements:

VISN 10 Indiana/Michigan has approximately 60,000 patients annually. The objective is to solicit competitive proposals and make a single award for all medical facilities within VISN 10 Indiana/Michigan.

MEDICAL FACILITIES:

Aleda E. Lutz VAMC

1500 Weiss Street

Saginaw, MI 48602

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

2215 Fuller Road

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Battle Creek VAMC

5500 Armstrong Road

Battle Creek, MI 49037

John D. Dingell VAMC

4646 John R Street

Detroit, MI 48201

Northern Indiana Healthcare System (NIHCS)

Ft. Wayne Campus Marion Campus

2121 Lake Ave. 1700 East 38th Street

Ft. Wayne, MI 46805 Marion, IN 46953

Veteran Health Indiana

1481 West 10th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202

Requested submittal Information:

Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12-point font minimum. The Government will not review any other data or attachments that are in excess of the 10 pages. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements.

Interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information:

Company name and address.

Company point of contact name, telephone number and email address.

Is your business large or small?

If small, does your firm qualify as a veteran owned business (registered in VetCert), woman owned small business, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business?

If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

Is your firm a certified Hub zone firm?

If your firm is a SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered with VetCert Registry? If not, please register at: Veteran Small Business Certification

Does your firm have a SAM Unique Entity ID? If so, please provide. If not, you must get one from www.SAM.gov.

Is your firm registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at Home | SAM.gov? If not, please register as soon as possible.

If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant SINS.

Does your firm have a website address? Please provide.

Does your company have the capability to provide rental of home oxygen equipment and services to VISN 10 Michigan/Indiana?

Does your company have the capability to provide transition from liquid oxygen to home fill systems?

Does your company have experience with large scale distribution of Home Fill systems?

Does your company provide for service code Q201 Medical General Healthcare

Does your company provide rental of oxygen tanks and related equipment such as regulators and compressors; Gases compressed and liquefied for oxygen that must be included in the rental of the tanks?

What commercial practice is used to determine monthly rental rates?

Capabilities/Qualifications: A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possesses to perform services described in the scope of work.

Do you need to subcontract any portion of work to provide these services stated herein?

Past Experience: Brief summary of the company history relative to similar requirements. Offer may provide the following information on a maximum of three (3) similar projects for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor.

The name, address, and value of each project.

The Prime Contract Type, Firm Fixed-Price, Cost Type or Time and Material.

The name, telephone, and address of the owner of each project.

A description of each project and why it is relevant to this requirement. Include difficulties and successes.

Your company s role and services provided for each project.

What are the common qualifications of the people who are providing these services?

Telephone and faxed responses will not be accepted nor responded to. Questions will not be allowed at this time. This request is for Market Research Only. It is requested that the above information be provided no later than 02/28/2025 at 13:00 ET. Responses should be emailed to Kristina L. Peart at kristina.peart@va.gov.