Medical Gas Supply Contract

Combined Synopsis-Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services Effective Date: 04/18/2025 Revision: 02 This is a combined for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04. This solicitation is set-aside for SDVOSB The associated North American Industrial System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325120, (Industrial Gas Manufacturing) with a size standard 1200 Employees. The FSC/PSC is 6835. The VA Maine Healthcare System is seeking a qualified vendor capable of providing Medical-Grade Gas Cylinder Deliveries for the VA Maine Healthcare System and all the VA Maine CBOCs per the Performance Work Statement below. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Supplies/Services ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT PRICE SCHEDULE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Medical Gas Delivery Department of Veterans Affairs VA Maine Healthcare System

Place of Performance: Contractor should have the means to provide services throughout Maine for these locations weekly and/or on a need bases. VA MAINE HCS: Togus - 1 VA Center Augusta, Maine 04330 Bangor CBOC - 35 State Hospital St. Bangor, ME 04401 Calais CBOC - 50 Union St Calais, ME 04619 Lewiston CBOC - 15 Challenger Dr. Lewiston, ME 04240 Lincoln CBOC - 99 Rover Rd Lincoln, ME 04457 Portland CBOC - 141 West Commercial St. Portland, ME Rumford CBOC - 10 Railroad St. Rumford, ME 04276 Presque Isle CBOC - 732 Main St Presque Isle ME 04769

Period of Performance: Base year, with up to four (4) option years that will be exercised and the Governments discretion GENERAL The purpose of this requirement is to establish a committed source of supply of medical-grade gas cylinder deliveries for the VA Maine Healthcare System. The contractor shall also provide deliveries to all the VA Maine CBOCs.

BACKGROUND In fulfilling the core values of the VA, our clinic strives to maintain excellence by providing the highest quality care while looking for continuous improvement. This technology will help us provide the highest quality care and allow for better management of various services throughout VA Maine campuses. The timely and accurate deployment of medical grade gasses is vital to maintain quality healthcare and ensures that the facilities and clinics can provide daily operational care and critical care when needed without delay. Days and hours of operation Monday- Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm excluding federal holidays. PERFORMANCE

REQUIREMENTS The Contractor must be able to supply the facilities listed above with the compressed gases listed in Section

A. Deliveries need to be made weekly any time after 9:00 am but before 3:00 pm without fail excluding holidays at which point a needs assessment will be completed, and the company will push delivery date to the previous or next business day. Orders will be placed by authorized individuals to be determined after contract award. Only these authorized individuals will be permitted to place orders against this contract. Deliveries of full cylinders, clean and ready for immediate patient use. The Contractor shall respond to all emergency service calls within 2 hours. The Contractor shall respond to non-emergency service calls within 24 hours or the next business day. The Contractor shall make all repairs as expeditiously as possible so as not to compromise patient care. If repairs are required, the