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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist David Glanton david.glanton@va.gov 303-717-7075

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

3697 Veterans Drive

Fort Harrison Montana

COUNTRY

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DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO)19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking a vendor who can install the network based, Lynx Duress and Emergency Notification System that will enable staff to alert Police of issues. Police and key personnel can notify groups or all staff during an emergency. The Lynx Messenger enables popups alerts to override computers during emergencies. Popup alerts are a very powerful way to get employees attention as most employees are working at their computers. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, site inspections, Testing and necessary supervision for the installation and configuration of a of a Brand Name or Equal Lynx duress/panic alarm system for the Montana Veterans Healthcare System (MTVHS) to include the Medical Center and outlying clinics. All the software at the clinics will be connected back to the server that’s already installed at the Fort Harrison Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

Locations

Ft Harrison Medical Center 3687 Veterans Drive, Ft Harrison MT 59636 Merril Lundman VA Clinic (Havre, MT) 130 13th Street, Suite 1 Havre, MT 59501

Miles City VA Community Living Center 210 S Winchester Ave Miles City, MT 59301 Bozeman VA Clinic 300 N. Willson, Suite 703G Bozeman, MT 59715

Butte Charlie Dowd VA Clinic Three Bears Drive, Butte, MT 59701 Glendive VA Clinic 2000 Montana Ave. Glendive, MT 59330

Cut Bank VA Clinic 82nd Ave SE Cut Bank, MT 59427 Great Falls VA Clinic 1418 9th Street South, Suite 200 Great Falls, MT 59405

Glasgow VA Clinic 630 Second Ave. South, Suite A Glasgow, MT 59230 Miles City CBOC at 316 S. Hayes Ave, Miles City, MT 59301

Helena VA Sleep Lab 2905 N Montana, Unit 108 Helena, MT 59601 Kalispell VA Clinic 31 Three Mile Dr., Suite 102 Kalispell, MT 59901

Lewistown VA Clinic 629 NE Main St., Suite 1 Lewistown, MT 59457 Missoula VA Clinic 2687 Palmer St. Suite C, Missoula, MT 59808

Browning CBOC 5525 Haul Rd Browning MT 59417 Billings VA Clinic 1775 Spring Creek Lane Billings, MT 59102

SPECIFICATIONS – Brand Name or Equal TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: LYNX System

The work to be performed, is to provide the Lynx Guide server software only model number: 780-LYNXS-SW-05 (with 5,000 server seats), two hundred (200) Lynx-Key Pro licenses, to include a total of one thousand five hundred and fifty (1,550) more Lynx-Key Pro licenses that will be added. Sixty-two (62) 950-LYNX- KEYPRO, F9-F11 PC based keyboard alarms that operate logging on, logging off or locked with a monthly test feature of twenty-five (25) clients each, for a total of one thousand seven hundred and fifty (1,750) licenses needed. The Lynx software will also support the ability to expand the system for future expansion of software and hardware. Alarms will also need to able to be communicate over the existing VA Police radios via the 950-LYNX-DISP-3 network appliance, which requires a handheld Police radio to be provided for permanent installation for the 950- LYNX-DISP-3 (as well as one for testing).

The NAICS code is 561621 – Security Systems Services

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· Small Business

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The information submitted shall contain the company’s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this, sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Specialist. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to David M Glanton, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 S. Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 or via e-mail at david.glanton@va.gov and NCO19Supply-ServicesNorthernTier@va.gov with the requested information stated above. The deadline for this information is 10:00 AM Mountain Time, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

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