W065--VISN 1 Home Oxygen/Respiratory Care and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Services

This is a pre-solicitation notice for a commercial acquisition using FAR parts 12 and 15. THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL(RFP). VENDORS SHOULD NOT SUBMIT FORMAL PROPOSALS UNTIL THE RFP IS POSTED TO THIS WEBSITE. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information resulting from this posting.

General Description of Requirement:

VISN 1 VA New England Healthcare System has an ongoing requirement for Home Respiratory Care and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) services to Veteran patients served by the following eight medical centers (and associated outpatient clinics):

VA Maine Healthcare System in Togus, ME

VA Medical Center in Manchester, NH

VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT

VA Medical Center in Bedford, MA

VA Boston Healthcare System in Boston, West Roxbury and Brockton, MA

VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven and Newington, CT

VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System in Leeds, MA

VA Medical Center in Providence, RI

The Contractor must be capable to provide all labor, parts, equipment, transportation fuel, tools, ancillary supplies and supervision to perform the services.

The Home Oxygen Program is a 24 hour/day service, seven days a week and encompasses the delivery and set up of prescribed Home Medical Equipment (HME). This service also includes Veteran/caregiver education on services, equipment, basic home safety review, establishing the schedule for ongoing deliveries, and preventive maintenance/ inspections (PMI) for equipment pick-up and cleaning of equipment when services are discontinued.

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Services include storage, delivery, set up, pick-up, in-house instruction and routine service/refurbishment of equipment supplied by the VA.

The areas to be served include Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and occasionally, New York.

The Applicable NAICS Code is 532283 with a size standard of $35 million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is W065

The Government intends to award one Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the combined requirements. The IDIQ will be for a Five-Year period of performance from December 7, 2021 through December 6, 2026. The Request for Proposal will be a best value/tradeoff source selection. The RFP will include the relevant evaluation criteria which must be carefully followed by the offerors. Award will be based on evaluation factors including Technical Capability; Past Performance; and Price. It is expected that a subcontracting plan and transition plan may be required, if applicable. It is also expected that offerors must meet all applicable Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Center for Medicare and Medicaid standards, or other like accrediting entity.

All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of the contract. Registration may be accomplished at www.beta.sam.gov.

It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal will be posted to this site within 30 days. Offerors should continue to monitor Contract Opportunities for the RFP and any subsequent Amendments to that RFP. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPSAL AT THIS TIME.