DG11--intent to sole source radio communication service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25223Q0849
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center published a Special Notice to announce its intent to sole source a contract with 911INet LLC. The notice seeks radio communication equipment and services for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The contractor will provide push-to-talk over cellular service for existing cellular phones to function as walkie talkies with unlimited range, allow one-to-many communications with a single button press, and provide half-duplex voice transmission. The service must be compatible with all commercial carriers without additional equipment. Interested parties must provide capability statements and customer references by August 1, 2023 demonstrating ability to meet requirements to be considered, though award remains at the agency's discretion. The contract would have a one-year base period and two one-year options, be fixed-price, and support NAICS code 517112 for radio telecommunications.
Notice text
Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with 911INet LLC. for radio communication equipment and service FOR THE Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL. The contractor will provide Push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) service for existing cellular phone network that will enable VA Medical Center staff to use mobile phones as walkie talkies with unlimited range; allow a single person to reach an active talk group with a single button press; and provide half-duplex communications while one person transmits, the other(s) receive. The service provided by 911INet LLC allows access and use of PoC to all commercial mobile phone carriers. The service does not require use of repeaters.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base plus (2) two option year contract. The NAICS Code is 517112.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contracting Officer by 10:00AM LOCAL (CST) August 1, 2023. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with 911INet LLC.
Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Susan Pasholk at susan.pasholk@va.gov TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25223Q0849.docx | DOCX document |
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