Digital Fire Extinguisher Trainer

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 is seeking to procure a Digital Fire Extinguisher Trainer for the Altoona VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania. The pre-solicitation notice indicates that the full solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov around December 5, 2024, with a response deadline of December 12, 2024. All potential vendors must be registered in SAM.gov prior to contract award and must submit any questions in writing directly to Contracting Specialist McDaniel Brayboy III via email. The procurement will be conducted under NAICS code 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing) with a size standard of 550 employees. While specific evaluation criteria have not been detailed, interested vendors should prepare to demonstrate their capability to provide a digital training solution for fire extinguisher instruction.

The contract is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, which means only small businesses meeting the 550-employee size standard are eligible to compete. The solicitation falls under the PSC category 6910 for Training Aids, suggesting the digital trainer will be used for educational and safety training purposes within the VA healthcare system. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. The government has explicitly stated that it is not obligated to award a contract and will not reimburse vendors for quote or proposal preparation costs. Interested small businesses should carefully review the full solicitation when it becomes available on SAM.gov to understand the complete requirements, technical specifications, and submission guidelines for the Digital Fire Extinguisher Trainer.