The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VISN 8) awarded a $23.3K firm fixed-price purchase order to Midwestern Construction Services, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Ruskin, Florida, for single-strand fiber optic cable installation and termination services. The contract, which is 100% set-aside for SDVOSBs, involves installing a 12-strand single-mode fiber in armored cable between the Philips Patient Monitoring Closet on the 6th floor and the OIT Datacenter on the ground floor at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida. All fiber strands will be terminated with LC fiber connectors to support the hospital's critical patient monitoring and IT infrastructure connectivity requirements.
The award was made on August 12, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 11, 2026, following a competitive solicitation that closed on June 5, 2025. Midwestern Construction Services was selected based on technical acceptability, past performance, and pricing evaluation under the VA's comparative evaluation process. The company brings extensive experience in federal healthcare infrastructure projects, with a robust portfolio of VA construction and facility maintenance contracts funded primarily through VISN 8, positioning it well to execute this specialized fiber optic installation work at the Tampa medical center.