SAM #36C26227Q0053

Medical gas, liquid nitrogen, and cylinder services for Southern Arizona VA facilities

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking medical gases and related cylinder services for Southern Arizona VA facilities. - Government buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), through Network Contracting Office 22; delivery includes the Tucson VA Medical Center, Research Service Line, and community-based outpatient clinics. - Opportunity: Indefinite-quantity supply requirement set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs); the notice identifies a waiver for NAICS 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing. - Products: 23 listed gas and liquid-nitrogen items, with estimated annual quantities ranging from 2 to 2,400 units as specified in the worksheet. Items include medical air, carbon dioxide, helium, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, argon, certified gas mixtures, and research-service liquid-nitrogen containers. No part numbers or commercial vendors/OEMs are identified. - Services: Cylinder rental, emergency delivery, hydrostatic testing of VA-owned cylinders and dewars, and loss-of-use (LOU) container pricing. The worksheet includes four cylinder-rental lines, emergency-delivery pricing for each of the 23 gas/LN2 items, seven hydrostatic-testing lines, and five LOU lines. - Notable requirements: Emergency service is available 24/7, with a response within 2 hours and delivery within 4 hours when ordered. Specialty mixtures require applicable purity certification; the contractor must provide MRI-conditional valves and regulators for the MRI-specific oxygen tanks. Gas use is estimated and orders are placed as needed; cylinder tracking and regulatory compliance are required.

Description

THIS REQUIREMENT IS SDVOSB SET-ASIDE FOR COMPETITION IN THE OPEN MARKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL PART 19.106 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE PROCEDURES.

ONLY OFFERS FROM SDVOSB CONCERN WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.

Requirement for MEDICAL GASES IAW B.2 and B.3.

There is a waiver for NAICS 325120 descriptor Industrial Gases Manufacturing.

Award will be made IAW ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES, and FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

UPDATE: February 20, 2026 https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/

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