The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 6) has a need for Home Respiratory Supplies and Services for veterans and beneficiaries in the VISN 6 area which includes the following eight medical facilities: Asheville, North Carolina; Beckley, West Virginia; Durham, North Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Hampton, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Salisbury, North Carolina; and Salem, Virginia. VISN 6 currently serves an estimated 5,000 oxygen using patients covering three (3) states: North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Required services include storage, delivery, set-up, adjustment, patient/caregiver instructions and recovery of equipment. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 532291 Home Health Equipment Rental with a size standard of $7.0M. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. A Firm Fixed price type contract with a one (1) year base period of performance with the possibility of four (4) one (1) year option periods which will be exercised at the Government"s discretion are anticipated under this solicitation. A formal Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation will be issued on or about September 20, 2012 via FEDBIZOPPS at www.fbo.gov . It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the website for downloading the solicitation and any amendments. Email/facsimile/telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be accepted. The Contract Specialist is Ms. Sandra Bennett, [email protected] , 100 Emancipation Drive, Bldg. 27, Hampton, VA 23667.