DG11--JB Satellite Television Services Base plus 4 Option Years

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Great Lakes Acquisition Center seeks DirecTV Satellite Television Services at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and two subordinate clinics in Chicago, Illinois, with proposals due May 22 by 3:00 PM CDT. The procurement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns, with a 50 percent limitation on subcontracting for services.

Place of performance spans three locations: the main hospital at 820 South Damen Avenue; Auburn Gresham Clinic at 7731 South Halsted Street; and VA Lakeside Clinic at 211 East Ontario Street, Suite 1200B, all in Chicago, Illinois. The contractor must equip and service 311 television sets and 36 receivers at Jesse Brown, 10 television sets and 4 receivers at Auburn Gresham, and 2 television sets and 2 receivers at Lakeside. The service must include a minimum of two Spanish-language televised channels (such as Telemundo and Univision) and specified local Chicago-area stations. The contract runs a base period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods extending through May 31, 2031. The contractor must provide 24/7 toll-free technical support, semi-annual site visits, service interruption response between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, and pro-rated credits for unintended service outages exceeding eight continuous hours. Pricing is firm fixed price per 12-month period. Quotes must demonstrate three years' DirecTV experience, technical capability, and relevant licensing. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Questions are due May 18 by noon CDT to richard.ruffin@va.gov. Amendment 0001, effective May 21, clarified that no equipment upgrades are being requested at this time. NAICS code is 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers; PSC is DG11.