VISN 22 Home Oxygen Services

Sources Sought Notice

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business(SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) related to NAICS 532291 for Home Health Equipment Rental (size standard of $32.5 Million). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published in the Fedbizops or eBuy website.

Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22, has an ongoing program to furnish all the necessary labor, facilities, transportation, and management to perform home oxygen services, to include storage and management of Government-owned home oxygen equipment, deliver, set-up, instruct, and maintain equipment for VA beneficiaries as directed by the VISN 22 Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare Systems (VAHCS) facilities and area of coverage listed below. VISN 22 currently serves an estimated three-thousand (3,000) oxygen-using patients. The geographical boundaries described below have been determined as the areas of responsibility/jurisdiction for each local VA Healthcare System.

All services will be performed in the Veteran's place of residence or in a nursing home housing the Veteran. The equipment needs are subject to change as determined by the prescribing physician. The Contractor must have a facility or resources physically located in the geographical area in which they will provide service. The Contractor's office location shall include the service office, warehouse, dispatch of vehicles and other functions related to the performance of services of this contract within a fifty (50) mile radius of the VA facilities in VISN 22 to facilitate periodic inspections by VA and/or other accrediting agencies.

Contractor Qualifications:

Each branch office or distribution point must be nationally accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) or meet or exceed TJC standards. Contractor must maintain accreditation throughout the duration of the contract.

Offers will be considered only from Contractors who are regularly established in the business called for and who, in the judgment of the Contracting Officer, are financially responsible and able to show evidence of their responsibility, ability, experience, equipment, facilities, and personnel directly employed or supervised by them to render prompt and satisfactory service in the volume required for all items under this requirement.







Participating Facilities



VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

Prosthetics (121)

6900 North Pecos Road

North Las Vegas, NV 89086

Estimated number of patients: 1,400

Catchment Area: Nevada Counties of Clark, Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda. California county of San Bernardino. Utah county of Washington. Arizona county of Mojave.



VA Long Beach Healthcare System

Prosthetics (121)

5901 E. 7th Street

Long Beach, CA 90822

Estimated number of patients: 200

Catchment Area: California Counties of Orange, Los Angeles, Kern, Riverside and San Bernardino.



VA Loma Linda Healthcare System

Prosthetics (121)

11201 Benton Street

Loma Linda, CA 92357

Estimated number of patients: 500

Catchment Area: California Counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange.



VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Prosthetics (121)

11301 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90073

Estimated number of patients: 300

Catchment Area: California Counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Inyo, Kern, Orange and San Luis Obispo.



VA San Diego Healthcare System

Prosthetics (121)

3350 La Jolla Village Drive

San Diego, CA 92161

Estimated number of patients: 350

Catchment Area: California Counties of Orange, San Diego and Imperial.



Note: The estimated numbers of patients are not static; they can and do change from month to month.

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR Part 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.