1VA+ High Frequency (HF) Radios

The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) intends to award a five year firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to solicit this requirement on an unrestricted basis. The NAICS Codes is 334220. The IDIQ contract will include equipment, installation, testing, certification, warranty and training to guarantee a fully functional "turnkey" resilient Emergency High Frequency Radio Network. The HF Network shall be comprised of 400-watt "backbone stations" designed to receive and automatically relay communications among 125-watt stations and 125-watt mobile vehicle based stations located at approximately 200 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities. The HF Network shall provide emergency HF two-way radio communication, linkage to the PSTN, data transmission, cellular and IP telephone networks enabling radio-to-telephone communication and automatic link establishment (ALE).

This is not a solicitation. No proposals are being requested at this time. Further information will be provided in solicitation VA119-15-R-0008 which will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities on or about 10/31/14. Please email any questions to Blake McIlvane at blake.mcilvane@va.gov.