Purchase Order 36C26326P0336

Control Services Inc., doing business as Sentrixx Security Solutions, has been awarded a $174,498 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 to upgrade physical access control system infrastructure at VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System facilities. The contract, which is designated as a total small business set-aside, requires the contractor to upgrade the C-CURE 9000 access control system from Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 to TLS 1.3 encryption standards. Work includes furnishing and installing replacement iSTAR controller boards (one ACM board, one GCM board, and 52 Edge G2 controller motherboards with associated power supplies and batteries), upgrading firmware on approximately 91 affected controllers, configuring systems for TLS 1.3 encryption, and conducting comprehensive testing and commissioning across two VA medical facilities in Omaha and Grand Island, Nebraska. The contract runs through June 30, 2026, with actual performance work scheduled from April 1 through July 31, 2026, requiring approximately 295 hours of labor.

Sentrixx Security Solutions, a small business entity headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, brings established expertise in security solutions and technical services for federal agencies, particularly the VA. The vendor will provide operator training upon completion and warrant all installed equipment and workmanship for one year following project acceptance. Payment will be made electronically through the VA's Tungsten Electronic Invoicing System upon service completion and acceptance. The project supports the VA's broader infrastructure modernization efforts to enhance cybersecurity posture across its integrated service networks through updated encryption protocols.