VISN 10 Home Oxygen

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, anticipates soliciting proposals and proposes to enter into a single award contract for Home Oxygen Services to an estimated 3,800 (44,884/12 months) beneficiaries for the VISN 10 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) of Ohio located in Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton. Place of performance will be required in beneficiaries place of residence. This will include, but not limited to: hospitals, veteran's residence, or in a nursing home where the veteran resides. The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 15. 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. Services are for one year with four (4) one year options. Offeror shall provide all labor, management, equipment, supplies, and transportation to fulfill the level of care and range of services necessary to furnish home oxygen services to the veteran beneficiaries.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 532291. The SBA size standard is $30 million. The solicitation documents will be issued on or about February 18, 2014. The date is not firm and may change due to events out of our control. Potential offerors MUST register at https://fbo.gov in order to receive notification and/or changes to the solicitation. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligates the Government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. 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 interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.