P03. JnA Fiber Optic Pull.pdf
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- N059--EMERGENCY Fiber Optic Cable Install VA STC Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 36C26324Q0165
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This document is a justification for a single source award under simplified acquisition procedures. The Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 23 needs to install approximately 6,700 linear feet of fiber optic cable at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center to replace an existing coaxial cable line. The VA's cable television provider will discontinue support for analog signals after December 2023, so the fiber optic line is urgently needed to support the new digital signal. Only All State Communications Inc. can perform this work on the required timeline as they have employees already badged and working on an unrelated project on site. The solicitation number for this opportunity is 36C26324Q0165 for an estimated $85,000. Market research found All State to be the only vendor available and qualified to do this specialized work urgently before patients lose cable television services.
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VHAPM Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source
Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Justification for Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1
For
Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($2S0K)
Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C263-24-AP-0826
1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23, 656 Medical Center St Cloud Mn.
2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:
Furnish and install 6700 linear feet of fiber optics cable. Approximately $85,000
3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:
The St Cloud VA has an urgent and compelling need to repair via replacement, the cable tv fiber optics line. The existing line is a coax line which can not be used to support the new signal as broadcasted from our cable tv service provider. According to our service provider they may/will no longer provide service via an analog signal after the month of December 2023. We have received the end of life notification from our provider. Thus, we need to have new wire (fiber optics) installed to support the new digital signal from our cable tv supplier. The cable tv supplier will not install the wire we need. Therefore we need to contract with a low voltage vendor whom is able to quickly furnish and install the wire as fast as reasonably possible. If the Va fails to have the new wire installed prior to the cable tv service provider Mental health residents, CLC (nursing home) residents, hospice residents will be without tv service until this utility is repaired. This could negatively impact mental health of patients. Currently there is a low voltage vendor working onsite for the Electronic Health Record Management (EHRM) project. They have approximately 10 employees currently badged via the PIV process. This vendor is currently performing similar work for the VA. Therefore they can reasonably accomplish the work within the timelines required. This vendor is registered in SAMs as All State Communications Inc, with a NAICs code of 238210. Based on the required work NAICs code 238210 is recommended.
All State is low voltage vendor. They regularly perform the work. All State is currently working on campus. All State currently has approximately 10 employees badged to prevent a 30+ day badging process for another company.
4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:
The biomed supervisor conducted market research for material, labor and vendor availability within our market. As well as cost information. I (Chief of Projects) used Rs Means to develop the IGCE. I spoke with one of my construction CORs to determine if All State has employees onsite to expedite the urgent and compelling need.
VHAPM Part 813.106
Original Date: 08/30/17
Revision 02 Eff Date: 03/31/2020
11/29/2023
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