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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice D309 TV Service Contract (VA-20-00070006) 10468-3904 36C24220Q1276 10-05-2020 2pm

EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA

N 515210 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904 Contract Specialist Stacey Fuqua Stacey.Fuqua@va.gov 212-686-7500 Ext 6068 NJVHCS East Orange VA Medical Center 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ, 07018

07018 Stacey Fuqua Stacey.Fuqua@va.gov See attached document: Combined_Synopsis-Solicitation_ TV Services.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peter VA Medical Center, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 intends to release a commercial solicitation for a full service contract to provide cable television service at the New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange campus located at 385 Tremont Avenue , NJ 07018. The Request for Quote (RFQ)/Solicitation number is 36C24220Q1276. All other contract details including full specifications will be included in the RFQ and Statement of work(SOW) attached. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 515210 (Cable and other Subscription Programming) and the standard size is $ $22 Million The Product Service Code (PSC) is D309 (IT and Telecom-information and Data Broadcasting or Date Distribution. Interested parties shall complete and return solicitation number 36C24220Q1276 by 2:00 PM EST on Monday, October 05, 2020.

NJ Cable TV STATEMENT OF WORK

1. The purpose of this service agreement is to provide cable television service to the NJVHCS East Orange VA Medical Center, 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ, 07018. Period of performance 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2021 plus 4 option years.

2. Contractor shall provide and maintain all contractor-owned cables, wires, conduits, vaults, equipment and appurtenant devices (the “System”) necessary to make cable TV “service” available to the medical center on a 24 hours-per-day, 7 days-per-week basis.

3. The cable service shall be capable of providing to each Patient Television user via a standard cable jack:

a. HD Television Programming (covered under this contract)

4. Contractor shall be responsible for the cable signals to reach designated “E” closet-mounted distribution boxes located throughout the facility, and in the absence of “E” Closets, to other designated locations such as building basement areas and tunnels where Contractor distribution boxes may be mounted. Cabling from the “E” Closets to patient TVs is normally provided by the medical center, much of it pre-existing. Any new cable runs installed by the medical center shall adhere to Contractor’s specifications. The Contractor shall connect VA- provided patient “home-run” cables in the distribution boxes so that each bed outlet becomes active.

5. Buildings designated to receive TV service include: Buildings 1, 2, 5, 5A, 8 15, 16, 17 and 18.

6. The Contractor shall also furnish a means for the medical center to inject its own educational programming onto an unused channel for distribution to all patient televisions and services to supply channel for contracted “MEDCALM” programming via the Contractor’s System within the medical center. The location where educational channel is to be injected will be in Building 1, 3rd Floor.

7. Cable TV channel package shall include at a minimum the following, or an equivalent, as judged by the Medical Center: 105 HD Channels..

CBS Sports Network

Pursuit Channel

8. All System equipment installed or supplied by the Contractor shall remain their property and shall not be tampered with or modified in any way by the VA Medical Center. All System equipment furnished shall be of good quality and shall be maintained during the period of performance in a careful and proper manner, conforming to all applicable codes, regulations and industry standards.

9. Installation work shall conform to VA and Medical Center safety policy and regulations. Matters regulated by OSHA and the National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA) including the use of approved fire-stopping materials when firewalls are breached must follow the regulations. Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining permits as required for firewall penetrations, for obtaining confined space permits for work below the ground surface or in other confined spaces, and for following all confined space policy, and for ensuring that cables do not impede fire alarm and sprinkler systems or utilize these system components for cable support. Any electrical work or equipment must conform to the National Electrical Code.

10. The Contractor shall use their best effort to respond to all requests for repair of the System at the premises or to System outages within four (4) hours of the request. The provider shall only respond to trouble calls originating from the Electric Shop Supervisor during normal administrative hours, or from the Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD) during off-duty hours, weekends and Federal Holidays.

11. Repairs shall be at no cost to the VA, except for any damages to System equipment which results from negligence, abuse, accidents, mishaps that were created by VA staff, patients, contractors or visitors. Televisions are excluded from service, and any jacks or cabling installed by VA.

Contractor shall not be liable for network problems outside of the medical center which are beyond their control.

12. The contractor shall provide high quality TV signals equal to the service standards being applied to the outside community.

13. VA will provide Contractor reasonable access to the premises as may be necessary to install, service, extend, remove, modify or maintain the System. The VA will provide immediate access in the event of an emergency or system outage. Upon arrival and prior to any commencement of maintenance work, the contractor shall contact the COR or Electrical Supervisor when work performed is during normal administrative hours, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. ,During off-duty tours, evenings, weekends and Federal holidays, the Service representative is to contact the Utility Operator via the telephone operator.

14. The Contractor may reserve the rights to make channel lineup changes. However, the composition or number of channel services provided shall remain the same.

15. VA will ensure that its patients, guests and employees do not, copy, tape or record programs being provided. The VA will also prohibit all patients and personnel from tampering with, making alterations to, or removing from its point of installation, the contractor supplied wires, cables or equipment. The VA will not permit the receipt of unauthorized services or to transmit services to an unauthorized outlet, which would constitute theft of services.

16. VA currently has 250 active TV outlets at the premises. Any additions or deletions of active TV outlets shall not be done without a written modification from the Contracting Officer.