GLA medical cylinders 4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

This amendment to solicitation # 36C26219Q0485 is to add VAAR 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors and line items for the Operating Room and Interventional Radiology at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
This solicitation is competed as Unrestricted; however, in accordance with 38 USC 8127(d) Veterans First Contracting Program, and VAAR 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors, offers from SDVOSB and VOSB contractors will be given special consideration. Offerors must be listed on the VETBIZ website as an SDVOSB or VOSB for consideration.
The line items for the Operating Room and Interventional Radiology are:
Carbon Dioxide, E-tank, Aluminum. 350 cylinders per year
Nitrous Oxide, Medical Aluminum E-tank. 60 cylinders per year
Argon, Ultra High Purity, 6K, 104 tanks per year
Helium, Ultra HIGH Purity, 6K. 104 tanks per year
These line items are in addition to the current Schedule of Supplies listed in the solicitation. All offerors are can add line items for rental fees, per-tank per-day, if applicable.
All previous offerors can resubmit if they so choose.
All offerors must completely fill out the entire SF1449 and email it to
bryan.boggs2@va.gov by 8 am PST on Monday, 4/1/2019. Only the
SF1449 will be evaluated for award so offerors are instructed to NOT
email any additional documents or spreadsheets. Any offer not
submitted on the SF1449 or completely fill out the SF1449 will be
considered non-responsive. No late offers will be considered.
No other terms or conditions are changed by this amendment..

This amendment to solicitation # 36C26219Q0485 is to remove the set-aside requirement and extend the ending date of the solicitation.
None of the four offers received from SDVSOBs were considered price reasonable. Therefore, this amendment removes the set-aside requirement and changes the solicitation to unrestricted .
This amendment also extends the date for submission of offers.
All offerors must completely fill out the entire SF1449 and email it to bryan.boggs2@va.gov by 8 am PST on Monday, 4/1/2019. Only the SF1449 will be evaluated for award so offerors are instructed to NOT email any additional documents or spreadsheets. Any offer not submitted on the SF1449 or completely fill out the SF1449 will be considered non-responsive. No late offers will be considered.
No other terms or conditions are changed by this amendment..

This amendment is to answer questions for solicitation # 36C26219Q0485. No other terms or conditions are changed by this amendment.
Are Line 2 and line 25 referencing the same product?
Line 2 is correct as-is. Line 25 is hereby changed to CD USP50S
Line 12 seems to be the rental for line 25 according to the description. However, the stock number is different.
That is correct. Line 12 is the rental for line 25.
Line 18 says Oxygen USP 200 CGA 540, Customer owned; Local stock number: CD USP200. The description says Oxygen but the stock number, CD, would mean Carbon Dioxide.
Line 18 is changed to: OXYGEN USP MEDICAL PURE 200 CGA 540; Local Stock #: OX USP200
Line 23 please provide a better description or manufacturer details or clarify that this is a dipper needed to get the liquid nitrogen out of the dewars. As long as you don t need a specific brand.
Line 23 is in fact for the dewar to be refilled with liquid nitrogen 3 on outside; 25 on inside stem and it is not brand specific.
Please also provide a list of what line items would be needed at the ACC s and Community based outpatient clinics.
The ACCs and CBOCs typically order the same cylinders every week but all offerors are expected to be able to deliver all cylinders to all floors of the hospital, ACCs, and CBOCs..

This amendment is to correct line items 15 and 16.
Line item 0008 is correct the way it reads:
NITROUS OXIDE USP E CGA 910
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: NS USPE
Line item 0015 should read:
OXYGEN USP MEDICAL PURE E CGA 870
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: OX USPE
Line item 0016 should read:
CYLINDER RENTAL OXYGEN USP MEDICAL PURE E CGA 870
LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: CY-OX USPE
No other terms or conditions are changed by this amendment..

This Amendment to solicitation # 36C26219Q0485 is to change part of the Statement of Work and provide additional delivery location information.
Changes to the Statement of Work
Under the SECURITY section of the Statement of Work it states:
The contractor will not require access inside the hospital as the cage for medical cylinders is located on the shipping dock outside the hospital.
It should state:
The contractor will not require access to patient care information.
Delivery Location Information
The contractor will be required to use an elevator to pick up and deliver various cylinders at three of the locations. The contractor will be required to retrieve, refill, and return dewars of Liquid Nitrogen and other cylinders to the 4th floor at the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center and the 3rd floor at both VA Ambulatory Care Centers in Los Angeles & North Hills. Deliveries to all the Community-Based Outreach Clinics (CBOCs) in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Bakersfield are made on the ground floor.
All offerors are advised to review the recent change by the FDA regarding the classification of dewars of liquid nitrogen refilled on-site.
It s the contractor s responsibility to maintain compliance with all federal laws regarding the distribution of medical cylinders to federal facilities.
No other terms or conditions are changed by this amendment..

This Combined Synopsis / Solicitation is for the delivery of medical cylinders directly to the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, VA Ambulatory Care Centers (ACC) in Los Angeles and North Hills, and the Community Branch Outreach Clinics (CBOC) in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Bakersfield, CA.
In accordance with 38 USC 8127(d) Veterans First Contracting Program only offers from SDVOSB contractors will be evaluated for award. In accordance with VAAR 852.219-10, offerors must be listed as an SDVOSB on the VETBIZ website to be considered an SDVOSB.
This solicitation is competed as an FOB Destination. However, offerors can add a line item to any specific or all cylinders that require shipping costs to specific facilities.
In accordance with FAR 3.104-5, any contractor that contacts any VA employee regarding this opportunity to influence the solicitation may be disqualified.
All questions must be emailed to bryan.boggs2@va.gov by 1200 noon PST on Monday, 3/25/2019. All questions will be answered via amendment posted to FBO. No late questions will be answered. No questions will be answered via telephone.
All offerors must completely fill out the entire SF1449 and email it to bryan.boggs2@va.gov by 1200 noon PST on Wednesday, 3/27/2019. Only the SF1449 will be evaluated for award so offerors are instructed to NOT email any additional documents or spreadsheets. Any offer not submitted on the SF1449 or completely fill out the SF1449 will be considered non-responsive. No late offers will be considered..