6835--Medical Gases - Rental and Fill for Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Veterans Affairs · 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24825Q0835 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY to determine the availability of potential Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) or any other small business firms for a small business category type set-aside. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8, is conducting market research to determine potential qualified sources that possess the skills, capabilities, and experience necessary to provide Medical Gas Rental and Fill for Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (B… (show all)
PVAHCS). BPVAHCS anticipates awarding a single award, firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract that will include Five (5) One-Year Ordering Periods. OVERVIEW: SEE ATTACHED DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK and ATTACHED PRICELIST Please include the follow information about your organization in your response (1) Name of Organization, (2) Address + Zip Code, (3) Telephone number, (4) Fax Number, (5) Size of Business: Large or Small and Socio-economic status such as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business, etc. should be included. SDVOSB/VOSB status will be verified using VetCert, (6) SAM status with UEI # and Cage Code, (7) Point(s) of contact and email address, (8) Authorized service provider letter from manufacturer (if applicable), (9) Place of Manufacturer, (10) Capability Statements. All questions shall be submitted in writing to Cindy.Smith@va.gov Organizations responding to this RFI should provide the company s capabilities to perform this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325120 and the small business size standard is 1,200 employees. The information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the VA not to open the requirement to open competition, based on responses to this sources sought synopsis is solely within the discretion of the VA. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this sources sought synopsis. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company s ability to demonstrate experience in relation to the areas specified herein. All information received in response to this sources sought notice will be marked as proprietary and will be handled accordingly. This synopsis is for information and purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the evaluation. **NOTE: Dept. of Veterans Affairs has the right to set aside for SDVOSBs/VOSBs if two or more responses are received with the required information listed above, by the due date specified below. Only firms seriously interested and truly capable of providing this requirement in this sources sought notice must be sent via email to Cindy.Smith@va.gov no later than 10:00AM Eastern Standard Time on June 16, 2025 as specified above.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)), same NAICS 325120.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $356K to $1.8M, median $407K; range $306K to $3.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RCG OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC | 1 | $3.2M | Dec 17, 2025 |
| MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES OF AMERICA LLC | 1 | $407K | Oct 14, 2026 |
| RAS ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $306K | Sep 12, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 14, 2026MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES OF AMERICA LLC$407K6835--Bulk Oxygen and Medical GasesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 17, 2025RCG OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC$3.2M6830--Medical Gases for the Orlando VA Healthcare SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 12, 2025RAS ENTERPRISES LLC$306K6830--FY25: Bulk Oxygen Medical GasNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.