6835--MEDICAL GAS CONTRACT

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking to identify vendors capable of providing medical-grade gas cylinder deliveries for the VA Maine Healthcare System and all the VA Maine CBOCs. The contractor will be required to provide deliveries of compressed gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and others, on a weekly basis or as needed. The contractor must also provide emergency service calls within 2 hours and non-emergency service calls within 24 hours. The contract will have a base year and up to four option years. Key requirements include: • Providing medical-grade gas cylinder deliveries to the VA Maine Healthcare System and all the VA Maine CBOCs • Responding to emergency service calls within 2 hours and non-emergency service calls within 24 hours • Providing training and guidance on new technology • Complying with infection control risk assessment requirements and VA standards, policies, and directives • Providing onsite general overview technical training for Clinical and Logistics staff as requested