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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 16, 2004 FBO #0963
SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- Home Oxygen and Durable Medical Equipment Maintenance

Notice Date

7/14/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, 5001 N. Piedras Street, El Paso, Texas 79925
 

ZIP Code

79925
 

Solicitation Number

V756S-02-04-014
 

Response Due

8/13/2004
 

Archive Date

9/12/2004
 

Point of Contact

Point of Contact - Catalina Fernandez, Contract Specialist, Ph: (915) 564-6101, Fx:(915) 564-6109, Contracting Officer - Catalina Fernandez, Contract Specialist, Ph:(915) 564-6101, Fx:(915) 564-6109
 

E-Mail Address

Catalina Fernandez
(Catalina.Fernandez@med.va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

A Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Order Quantity Requirements Contract to provide Home Oxygen and Durable Medical Equipment Maintenance to Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Network 18, for veterans beneficiaries in their homes. Solicitation #V756S-02-04-014 Daniel Portillo, Contract Specialist, Phone (915) 564-6112 Fax (915) 564-6109, e-mail: Portillo.Daniel@med.va.gov THERE ARE NO FILES TO DOWNLOAD. THIS SOLICITATION IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 2005 FUNDS. HOWEVER, FUNDS ARE PROGRAMMED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 CONTRACT PERFORMANCE. THIS IS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING THEIR OFFERS FOR HOME OXYGEN AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. THE VETERANS INTEGRATED NETWORK 18 COMPRISES THREE STATES AND SEVEN VA FACILITIES. THERE ARE THREE FACILITIES IN TEXAS: EL PASO, BIG SPRING, AND AMARILLO. THERE IS ONE FACILITY IN NEW MEXICO: ALBUQUERQUE. THERE ARE THREE FACILITIES IN ARIZONA: PHOENIX, TUCSON AND PRESCOTT. The contractor shall provide and maintain home oxygen equipment for patients served by the VA facilities and their surrounding outpatient clinics. The main facilities are located at Amarillo, Big Spring, and El Paso, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson, Arizona. Coverage will be 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. Work shall include, but is not limited to transporting, maintaining, cleaning, inspection, repair of home oxygen equipment as well as set-up and instruction in the use of such equipment to the patient and/or caregiver on the safe and appropriate use of equipment being supplied, including home safety, storage and handling of the equipment, with all required maintenance and electrical safety. The Contractor shall provide all service and equipment as specified by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative nd according to the VA Home Oxygen Prescription Form, a copy of which will be provided to the Contractor. Contractor shall repair/clean, deliver/pickup, setup and store Government-owned and rented medical accessories (durable medical equipment) for VA Medical Centers or Clinics of Amarillo, Big Springs, El Paso, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Phoenix, Prescott, and Tuscon, Arizona for beneficiaries in the clinic of jurisdiction. The Home Oxygen and Durable Maintenance Equipment Services will adhere to all VA Specifications, OSHA, and JCAHO Requirements. The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate the interested firms using as a guide Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 52.212-2 Evaluation for Commercial Items: (1) Technical approach; (2) Past performance; (3) Price; (4) Safety Record. A competitive range will be established from the most highly rated proposals. The Government reserves the right to restrict the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an effective competition among the most highly rated proposals. This will be established based on the number of responsible offers received based on the technical aspects of the solicitation and effective competition. Interested firms having the capabilities and qualifications to perform this work must request a solicitation to the following address: ATTN: Daniel Portillo, Contracting Officer, 5001 N. Piedras, El Paso, Texas 79930. Proposal submittals are due at 4:00 pm local mountain time 30 days from issuance of this solicitation. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or before August 13, 2004. Questions may be asked in writing using the contact information below: Original Point of Contact: Daniel Portillo, Contract Specialist Phone: (915) 564-6112 FAX: (915) 564-6109 Address: VA Health Care System (VAHCS) 5001 N. Piedras El Paso, TX 79930 e-mail: Portillo.Daniel@med.va.gov NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (14-JUL-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

RFP V756S-02-04-014
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/VA/VAEPHCC756/VAEPHCC756/V756S-02-04-014/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: El Paso, TX; Big Spring, TX; Amarillo, TX; Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ; Prescott, AZ; Tucson, AZ

Zip Code: various

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00621019-F 20040716/040714213402 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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