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This notice provides details for an upcoming federal contract solicitation to install anti-ligature door alarms at multiple Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. The contractor will be required to furnish, install, and interface a suicide deterrent and alarm system on 75 doors across five VA locations in California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Reno. The system must detect ligature attempts before pressure is applied, be addressable, self-monitoring, and capable of remote diagnostics. It must visually and audibly alarm at the door and nurse's station upon detection, and record at least 64 recent events with timestamps in an electronic log for one year. The installation period of performance is 150 days from notice to proceed, and the magnitude of construction is expected to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The solicitation will be a total small business set-aside and issued on or around December 30, 2019, with proposals due 30 days later unless amended.