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This Sources Sought opportunity from Department Of Veterans Affairs was posted on August 3, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

6835-- MEDICAL GAS AND CYLINDER RENTAL, Durham VAMC

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify potential vendors capable of supplying medical gases and cylinder rental services at the Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina. The required medical gases include Medical Air USP, Oxygen USP, Carbon Dioxide USP, Nitrogen NF, Nitrous Oxide USP, Helium USP, Liquid Nitrogen, Compressed Air, and special medical gas mixtures. This notice is solely for gathering market information and does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, or binding contract opportunity. The Government reserves the right to modify the Performance Work Statement before issuing any future solicitation, and responses to this notice will not be accepted as offers. All responses will be considered regardless of business size, but small businesses must be certified in the SBA’s Small Business Search and/or Dynamic Small Business Search databases to support potential set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses, should a solicitation be issued and the rule of two be met. Responses must be submitted via email to Monique Cordero, Contract Specialist at the Network Contracting Office 6, by the deadline of August 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Submissions must include the company name, SAM UEI number, point of contact details, small business or socioeconomic status, relevant certifications or licenses, a capabilities statement, and the physical address of the operating office. The NAICS code associated with this requirement is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing. The place of performance is Durham, North Carolina, while the contracting office is based in Hampton, Virginia. If the Government determines a solicitation is warranted based on market research, it will be posted on SAM.gov. No bids or proposals are being solicited at this time, and all information provided may be used to shape future procurement decisions.

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VA seeks vendors for medical gases and cylinder services in Durham, NC, via market research, no solicitation yet.

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325120 - Industrial Gas Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Department of Veterans Affairs Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, VA, 27705

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Sources Sought Notice for Medical Gas and Cylinder Rental at Durham VAMC

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AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 246-NETWORK Contracting Office 6 (36C246)
Contacts1 person available
OfficeHAMPTON, VA, 23667, USA
Office AddressHAMPTON, VA, 23667, USA
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Monique CorderoContract Specialist

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE This is for market research purposes and not for solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the Performance Work Statement (PWS) before the release of any associated solicitation. This notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ). Information provided in this notice is subject to change prior to release of a solicitation. If based upon the market research information the Government deems a solicitation is necessary a solicitation action will be posted in Contract opportunities on www.SAM.gov. This Sources Sought Notice is for medical gases utilized and cylinder rental at the Durham VA Medical Center located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705-3875. The medical gases include; compressed Medical Air USP, Oxygen USP, Carbon Dioxide USO, Nitrogen NF, Nitrous Oxide USP, Helium USP, Liquid Nitrogen, Compressed Air and Special Medical Gas mixtures. All responses to this notice will be reviewed, regardless of small business/socioeconomic category, including those firms that are identified as large business. Small business requirements for market research purposes must be registered as a small business in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Search (SBS) at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/. Review of responses to this notice will support later determination of set-aside requirements, if a solicitation becomes available, where the rule of two is met regarding a set-aside, including set-asides under 38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128 for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and/or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) firms registered in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search (SBA, DSBS) database; https://dsbs.sba.gov, in accordance with priorities set by regulation. NAICS code for this requirement is 325120-Industrial Gas Manufacturing. Interested companies can respond, via email to Monique.Cordero@va.gov with the following information; (a) company point of Contact, including name, title, phone number, and email address, (b) Company name, SAM UEI number, small business/socioeconomic status of company, and address of the applicable office, (c) any relevant certifications and/or licenses to perform these services, (d) capabilities statement, and any additional information may be requested by the Contracting officer at a later time. The Point of Contract is Monique Cordero, Contract Specialist, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Monique.Cordero@va.gov. Dur Dates for Responses: This notice closes Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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