Description
The Indian Health Service intends to award a sole source contract for medical gas services to Matheson Tri-Gas. The contract will provide medical and non-medical bottled gas tanks, reserve bottles, and air filters to the Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The contractor will be responsible for delivering gases and air filters on a monthly basis and ensuring that they are handled in accordance with applicable NFPA codes for healthcare occupancies. The contract has a base year and four option years, with a total period of performance of five years. The contractor will be required to provide a monthly report of cylinders exchanged and number of cylinders at the facility, and the facility manager will monitor the quantity and type of bottled gases delivered, storage of bottled gases, and issuing of bottled gases to end users.
• The contractor will provide medical oxygen, liquid nitrogen, acetylene, and argon.
• The contractor will provide air filters, including MERV 10 and MERV 15 pleated air filters.
• The contractor will deliver gases and air filters on the first Monday of each month, unless previously arranged by the facility manager.
• The contractor will be responsible for removing all trash and debris from the area where tanks, air filters, and associated equipment are located.
• The contractor will be required to demonstrate that their facility meets all standards for security of all tanks.