DG11--DirecTV Programming Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 is seeking DirecTV programming services for the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The procurement requires programming service compatible with the GetWell Network for hospital televisions, with the contractor providing timely response within 4 hours and having a field service engineer available on-site within 24 hours. The solicitation specifies maintenance documentation requirements and technical specifications for the television programming infrastructure. Questions from potential offerors were due by September 5, 2025, and final offers must be submitted by September 12, 2025, at 5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. All communications must be directed to Contracting Specialist Heather Chase at the VA Network Contracting Office.

The solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, with the original solicitation document indicating it was specifically set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. The previous contract was held by Executive Broadband Communications, LLC under contract 36C25920P0464, indicating a potential incumbent contractor. The service requirement covers 225 televisions in the main campus and 21 televisions in the Fisher House, totaling 246 television units requiring programming service. The contract includes a base year from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, with four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2030, providing a potential five-year contract duration. Performance will occur at 500 Foothill Dr # 112, Salt Lake City, UT 84148, at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center facility.