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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. In accordance with FAR 19.202-4, this request is for information and planning purposes only; it is neither a solicitation nor ... This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. In accordance with FAR 19.202-4, this request is for information and planning purposes only; it is neither a solicitation nor a request for proposals or quotes. This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16 is seeking to identify Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) entities, and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) entities fully capable of providing Home Oxygen Services and Supplies to the beneficiaries throughout VISN 16 to include VA Medical Centers (VAMC), and their associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). VISN 16 has a requirement for in-home oxygen services, equipment, and supplies, to include but not limited to, compressor, portable oxygen machines, tanks, racks, and liquid oxygen systems. The in-home oxygen service will include the delivery, set-up, and resupply of oxygen as necessary to meet the medical needs and prescriptions for our veterans. The services include delivery, set-up, repair, and pick-up of equipment, resupply of expendable supplies (nasal cannulas, hoses, etc.) and medical grade oxygen, and monthly ventilator equipment checks from a licensed Certified Respiratory Therapist or a Registered Respiratory Therapist provided to all eight (8) VA Medical Centers and their associated CBOC s which will be separated into four (4) zones; including counties and parishes supported by their respective VAMC and/or CBOC. The contractor shall be responsible for providing all supplies, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, fuel, transportation, infection control, storage, cleaning, delivery, sanitization, assembly/set-up, repair, pick-up and patient training/instruction-in-the-use of Government-owned Home Oxygen Equipment/Ventilators, and management necessary to perform in-home oxygen and in-home ventilator services. The contractor shall develop mechanisms and methods to register complaints, resolve emergencies, issue approval of Patient Rights and Responsibilities, and provide pertinent documentation of performing all tasks as identified herein for eligible beneficiaries in VISN 16. Contractor(s) shall be required to provide delivery, set-up, instructions-in-use, storage and/or pick up and routine service/ maintenance on Home Oxygen Equipment. Contractor shall be JOINT COMMISSION accredited or evidence of adherence to Joint Commission standards at the servicing location prior to any contract award. This sources sought/request for information is only open for SDVOSB or VOSB participation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this RFI is 621610 - Home Health Care Services; size standard is 500 employees. All respondents to this RFI must be certified as SDVOSB or VOSB on VIP VetBiz at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. AREA OF COVERAGE FOR VISN 16: The contractor shall provide in-home oxygen services in whole to VISN 16 VAMC s Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service in the area(s) of coverage as specified below titled Zone 1, 2, 3 and 4: ZONE 1 Eastern Zone, Mississippi (MS): BILOXI, MS GCVHCS AND CBOC This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen at GCVHCS. CATCHMENT AREA: Biloxi, MS, Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, Fort Walton Beach, FL and Panama City, FL which includes: Counties in Mississippi: Pearl River, Stone, Greene, Jackson, Hancock, Harrison, George Counties in Alabama: Washington, Mobile, Escambia, Baldwin Counties in Florida: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Fort Walton JACKSON, MS GVSMVAMC AND CBOC Counties in Mississippi: Washington, Sunflower, Leflore, Carroll, Montgomery, Webster, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes, Issaquena, Sharkey, Humphreys, Holmes, Attalla, Winston, Noxubee, Warren, Yazoo, Madison, Leake, Neshoba, Kemper, Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Newton, Lauderdale, Claiborne, Copiah, Simpson, Smith, Jasper, Clarke, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lawrence, Jefferson Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Adams, Franklin, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, Walthall, Marion, Lamar, Forrest, Perry Parishes in Louisiana: Madison, Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll, Richland, Tensas ZONE 2 Northern Zone Arkansas (AR): Fayetteville, AR VHCSO and CBOC This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen in VHCSO. CATCHMENT AREA: Bella Vista, AR, Fayetteville, AR, Ft. Smith, AR, Harrison, AR, Ozark, AR, Branson, MO, Joplin, MO, Springfield, MO, Jay, OK Counties in Arkansas: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Marion, Newton, Scott, Sabastian, Washington Counties in Missouri: Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone, Taney, Webster Counties in Kansas: Cherokee, Crawford Counties in Oklahoma: Adair, Delaware Little Rock, AR CAVHS and CBOC This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen CAVHS. Counties in Arkansas: Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Springs, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Sevier, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, Union, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell Counties in Texas: Bowie, Morris, Franklin, Cass Counties in Oklahoma: McCurtain, Le Flore Counties in Missouri: Ozark ZONE 3 Southern Zone, Louisiana (LA): This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen at AVAMC. Alexandria, LA AVAMC and CBOC Parishes in Louisiana: Winn, Grant, La Salle, Caldwell, Franklin, Catahoula, Concordia, Avoyelles, Rapides, Jena Vernon, Jonesville, Natchitoches, Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, St Landry, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Cameron, Acadia, St Martin, Lafayette, Iberia, Vermilion, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Desoto, Red River, Point Coupee New Orleans VA SLVHCS and CBOC This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen at SLVHCS. Parishes in Louisiana: Orleans, Plaquemine, St. Charles, Iberville, St. Tammany, Livingston, West Baton Rouge, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, Terrebonne, St. Bernard, Jefferson, Lafourche, Assumption, Vermillion, Ascension, Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Washington, St. James Shreveport, LA OBVAMC and CBOC: This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen at OBVAMC. Counties in Louisiana: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Red River, Sabine, Union, Webster, Morehouse, Richard Counties in Texas: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Red River, San Augustine, Shelby, Titus, Upshur Counties in Arkansas: Columbia, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Sevier, Hempstead, Howard, and Nevada ZONE 4 Western Zone, Texas (TX): Houston, TX MEDVAMC and CBOC This includes Patients who reside near bordering states catchment areas but prefer to be seen at MEDVAMC Counties in Texas: Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, WaIler, Washington, and Wharton. Parishes in Louisiana: Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron Definitions and Acronyms: Home Oxygen Services/ in-home oxygen services GCVHCS: Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System MEDVAMC: Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center VHCSO: Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks CAVHS: Central Arkansas Healthcare System AVAMC: Alexandria VA Medical Center OBVAMC: Overton Brooks VA Medical Center GVSMVAMC: GV Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center SLVHCS: Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System VAMC: VA Medical Center VAHCS: VA Healthcare System VISN: Veterans Integrated Service Network CBOC: Community Based Outpatient Clinics IDIQ: Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity SDVOSB: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business VOSB: Veteran Owned Small Business Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in writing via email to Laurie Morris at laurie.morris@va.gov; no later than 10:00 am CST, December 28, 2021 with subject line to read: Sources Sought Response Home Oxygen Services and provide the following information: Name and address of company; DUNS Number; CAGE Code; Tax ID Number; Primary Point of Contact with phone number and email address; Socio-economic status and any pertinent information, which demonstrates firm s ability to meet the requirement; evidence of VIP certification; Joint Commission Accreditation or evidence of adherence to JC standards is required prior to an award of any contract for in-home oxygen services. Include a statement of compliance in capability statement, or steps taken to become compliant; Capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described above for VISN 16; including any past performance information in providing recent/relevant services. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PAGES BEING ALLOWED FOR THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT IS 12 PAGES. Information on capability to adhere to VAAR Clause 852.219-10 or 852.219-11 (http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/), (i.e., contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government to it, to firm(s) that are not VIP certified VOSBs/SDVOSBs), as applicable. NOTE: This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bids, request for proposal and/or quotes. The Government is not responsible for any costs associated with preparing responses to this notice and your response(s) will be treated as information for the Government to consider. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.