Regional Medical Gases

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Service Area Office (SAO) Central Region, anticipates soliciting proposals and consequently awarding a contract for Medical Gases for delivery within Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 & 23. The gases to be supplied include, but are not limited to compressed Medical Air USP, Oxygen USP, Carbon Dioxide USP, Nitrogen NF, Nitrous Oxide USP, Helium USP, Liquid Nitrogen and specialty gas mixtures (estimate quantities are on an attached document). It is the Government's desire to award one (1) contract for the entire coverage area.

The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation) and will be evaluated with procedures therein. The solicitation will be advertised as Full and Open Competition. Offeror shall provide all labor, management, equipment, supplies, and transportation to fulfill medical gases requirements of the medical facilities within the SAO Central Region.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions and specifications of the solicitation. NAICS code is 325120 with size standard of 1,000 employees. The solicitation documents will be issues on or about Aug 5, 2012. The date is not firm and may change due to events out of our control. Proposals will be due on or about Sept 5, 2012. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposals. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All inquiries should be directed in writing to Nicole Lindstrom at Nicole.Lindstrom@va.gov or Kimberly Hurt at Kimberly.hurt@va.gov.

Solicitation documents may be obtained electronically at Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) database at www.ccr.gov in order to obtain solicitation documents. CCR and Vetbiz registrations must be current and active to be eligible for contract award. Prospective contractors please note Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation.