VA Response to the RFI questions.docx

This document is a VA Response to an RFI (Request for Information) regarding a solicitation for internet connectivity services. The solicitation (Number 36C26226Q0071) is for the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, seeking a contractor to provide equipment and install internet connectivity for the VA Police and Emergency Operations Center across 3 locations. Key details include: it is an SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) set-aside under NAICS code 517112 for Wireless Telecommunications Carriers, with a firm fixed-price contract structure covering a base year plus 4 option years. The VA will provide all equipment after the connection point, and the contractor is expected to provide lines of service.

Specific solicitation requirements include submission of company information and quotes on the attached Enclosure 1 form, with a capabilities statement/experience, to be sent in a single email with two separate attachments. Questions were to be submitted via email by 2pm PST on November 5th, 2025, to ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov. The contract is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22, with a small business size standard of 1500 employees and wage determination SCA WD 2015-5613 revision 29 applicable to the project.