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DES Solicitation 23823 Medical, Specialty, & Industrial Gases & Portable Oxygen Units

NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY

Competitive Solicitation 23823

Medical, Specialty, & Industrial Gases

&

Portable Oxygen Units

COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION POSTING: December 20, 2023

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS: January 24, 2024

Find the full solicitation on Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS). Vendors not registered in WEBS will not receive updates or amendments to the solicitation, which could disadvantage your bid.

Pre-bid conference: 11:00 am, January 9, 2024

Join via Teams: Join the meeting

Meeting ID: 283 554 190 548

Password: 5q32jM

Join by phone: 564-999-2000 US Toll-free

Password: 534 734 329#

Contract location: Regionally

Contract description: The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (Enterprise Services) is conducting a competitive procurement to award Statewide Contracts by geographic region for eligible purchasers to acquire medical, specialty, and industrial gases and portable oxygen units.

Through the Statewide Contracts established by this solicitation, Washington state agencies and other eligible purchasers may obtain contracted acquire purchase specified medical, specialty, & industrial gases and/or monthly rental and refill of portable oxygen units delivered to their premises.

Commodity codes: 895-09 Arc Welders, Air, 895-10 Arc Welders, Electric Driven, 175-17 Containers (For Liquefied or Compressed Gases), Laboratory Sizes: Dewar Flasks, Gas Cylinders, Lecture Bottles, etc., 430-24 Gas Cylinder Carts, Clamps, and Stands, Hospital and Laboratory Type, 430-24 Gas Cylinder Carts, Clamps, and Stands, Hospital and Laboratory Type, 430-27 Gas Cylinders, Empty, Commercial Sizes, 430-32 Gas Distribution Equipment, Components and Fittings, 430-42 Laboratory Gases: Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, etc., 405-13 Gas, Natural (Incl. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)), and 895-52 Projection Welding Machines

Inclusion plan: None

Preference/priority points:

  • Executive Order 18-03

Solicitation documents: Solicitation documents, contacts and bid instructions are available in WEBS: https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/.

Question-and-answer period: December 20, 2023, to January 15, 2024. Submit questions or concerns about this solicitation in writing to the Procurement Coordinator: Breann Aggers at DESContractsStrategy@des.wa.gov

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