68--558-14-1-074-0001 BULK OXYGEN $51,512.34

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VISN 6 Network Contracting Office (NCO), on behalf of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Durham, NC intends to solicit a proposal for qualified Small Businesses for delivery of USP medical grade liquid bulk oxygen (LOX), to include installation of liquid cryogenic and/or other storage systems. The period of performance will be January 1, 2013 and September 30, 2013; Responses to this notice will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this pre-solicitation notice. The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on September 29, 2013. The solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, as no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide full information to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.