VISN 09 DME Services - RFI

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. The VHA Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO 9) is conducting market research to find qualified vendors for storage and delivery service of Durable Medical Equipment (DME).

The proposed NAICS 621610 is applicable to this acquisition; with a size standard of $19.0 million dollars.

Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 9 Healthcare has an ongoing requirement for a contractor to provide supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, transportation, infection control, storage, cleaning, delivery, sanitization, installation, assembly/set-up, repair, pick-up and patient training/instruction in the use of Government-owned, or purchased, Durable Medical Equipment to all beneficiaries serviced by VISN 9 Healthcare and its associated outpatient clinics.

The total number of DME patients at each VA site varies and is subject to change. The contract period will be a base of twelve months and four twelve-month options. See attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for details. All interested parties should respond via email to Elizabeth.Trimm@va.gov and Cecelia.Knight-Holton@va.gov. Your response is required by Friday, March 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM CST. In your response, please include the following:

Company name, Address, point of contact with email and/or phone number, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), GSA Contract Number (if applicable), Information describing your interest Company Socio-Economic size (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) using the NAICS code and size standard noted above.

Current Contract Details:

Contract:

36C24920D0060 Contractor: HOME CARE EQUIPMENT, INC. Current workload estimates (all sites) Dates Covered    Number of GPC actions Oct 2021 - Mar 2022   4902 Apr 2022 - Sep 2022    4961 Oct 2022 - Mar 2023    4864 Apr 2023 - Sep 2023    5445 Oct 2023 - Mar 2024  5369 Apr 2024 - Sep 2024     5305 VA Contracting Officers utilize the following guidance in determining set-aside preference for VA contracts: VA VETERANS FIRST CONTRACTING PROGRAM 38 U.S.C.

8127 and 8128 AND IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING Unique VA Contracting Authority The VA Veterans First Contracting Program and preference for SDVOSBs and VOSBs Sections 502 and 503 of Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 as amended (38 U.S.C.

8127-8128) established a VA-specific program which gives priority and preference in the award of VA contracts to · SDVOSBs, and · VOSBs, in that order The program is known as the VA Veterans First Contracting Program and is implemented under VAAR Subpart 819.70.

VA Veterans First Mandate for the VA Rule of Two Under 38 U.S.C. § 8127(d)(1), when using competitive procedures, VA must set aside procurements for VOSBs if a contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small businesses owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States. This is known as the VA Rule of Two.

The Supreme Court has ruled that 38 U.S.C. §8127(d)(1) is mandatory, not discretionary and its text requires the Department to apply the Rule of Two to all contracting determinations. Specifically, the VA hierarchy and contracting order of priority places highest priority with SDVOSB then VOSB before other small business categories such as, 8(a), and HUBZone programs, or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and then all other small businesses.