SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: T1 CCURE Fiber Optic Lines – St. Louis VAMC

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 66048

REQUIREMENT NUMBER* 36C255-26-AP-1429

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 03-30-2026 11:00AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE TBD

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* J063

NAICS CODE* 561621

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT* Teresa Cabanting

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS St. Louis VAMC St. Louis, MO

POSTAL CODE 63106

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS teresa.cabanting@va.gov mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources

Sought Notice, that is marked as proprietary, will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice.

The submission of pricing (NOT QUOTES), capabilities for planning purposes, and other market information is highly encouraged and allowed under this Sources Sought

Notice.

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to

NAICS 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths). Responses to this

Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and after review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The information identified below is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government that the interested parties can provide the supplies that fulfill the required specifications and/or the authority from the manufacturer to provide the services.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out services, please provide the requested information indicated below. Response to this Sources Sought

Notice shall include:

Company name, address, point of contact, EUI, and size of business in addition to the following questions:

1. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 561621 identified under this Sources Sought Notice? (If so, provide the small business identifier, e.g., SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

2. Provide the www.SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) number.

3. Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with GSA, VA NAC, or any other Federal contract, that can be utilized to procure the requirement listed above? If so, please provide the contract number.

4. Does your company have an Authorized to Provide Services letter from a manufacturer? If so, please provide a copy.

5. If your company is an SDVOSB or VOSB – please provide a copy of the certification from the Small Business Administration.

Please submit your capabilities that show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that you can provide the requirement described in the following Statement of Requirements.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via E-mail are due on or before March 30, 2026 by 11:00 a.m. Central and sent to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov.

Send all questions to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov.

Telephone responses or questions will not be accepted.

If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced, at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this Sources Sought Notice.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are not a request to be added to a prospective offerors list nor to receive a copy of a solicitation. It is not incumbent upon the Contract Specialist to constantly update any vendor about the procurement course of action that will be taken. It is incumbent upon the vendor to watch all public places for any solicitations that may be posted, e.g., www.sam.gov.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide the following:

Statement of Work

Contract Requirements

Continuation of services to support the equipment necessary to provide a significantly improved

T1 CCURE Fiber Optic data connection between the John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks.

Continue support for the data Fiber Optic wiring for the T1 CCURE system at the 100m speed.

The Fiber Optic will be running from John Cochran to Jefferson Barracks.

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The STL VA Police reserve the right to ask for increased Bandwidth as they see fit. At the request of STL VA Police, the Contractor will be responsible to increase and/or decrease bandwidth speeds.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Project Management

Subtask 1.1: Contractor will maintain upgraded security network equipment between John

Cochran and Jefferson Barracks. The final work will be evaluated to the satisfactory level of the

VA Police prior to payment.

Subtask 1.2: Any network/hardware issues and/or repairs needed will be reported to the Contract

Officer Representative. This information will be relayed to the Physical Security Officer who will verify the need for work.

Subtask 1.3: The Contractor will be the direct point of contact for the bandwidth for VA Police services. VA Police reserve the right to ask for Bandwidth increase/decrease from 100m, 250m, 1GB speeds and the Contractor will follow suit upon initiation of said request.

The Contractor will inform and provide documentation for any maintenance done with the upgraded security network or any bandwidth changes for John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks

Campuses.

NOTE: The Authorization requirements do not apply, and that a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

End of Statement of Work