Digital Signage Project STXHCS

Added: Mar 05, 2015 2:11 pm This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is VA257-15-Q-0615. This acquisition is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-75, effective June 24, 2014. The associated North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 518210. This acquisition is solicited as unrestricted.

Statement of Work

1. Contract Title

South Texas Health Care System Digital Signage Hardware Upgrade 2014

2. Background

The current digital signage is not capable of receiving any software updates, the computer and network hardware used cannot be upgraded physically or digitally to support the signage system and must be replaced with updated hardware. The digital signage software in use at the South Texas Veterans Healthcare system is VISIX AXISTV. The software license does not require update in this project - all hardware and labor for this contract must be provided by or approved through VISIX in order to be technically acceptable.

3. Period of Performance

Start work no more than 7 business days post "Notification to Proceed" given by the Contracting Officer.

All tasks complete no more than 60 days post "Notification to Proceed" given by the Contracting Officer.

4. Place(s) of Performance.

a. Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center (ALMVAMC) located at 7400Merton Minter Blvd. San Antonio, Texas 78229-4404.

b. Frank Tejeda Outpatient Clinic (FTOPC) located at 5788 Eckhert Road San Antonio, Texas 78240.

c. North Central Federal Outpatient Clinic (NCFC) located at 17440 Henderson Pass San Antonio, Texas 79232

d. Datapoint Dental Clinic (SADC) located at 8410 Data Point San Antonio, Texas 78229.

e. Kerrville VA Medical Center (KDMC) located at 3600 Memorial Blvd Kerrville, Texas 78028.

f. South Bexar Outpatient Clinic (SBOPC) located at 4610 E Southcross Blvd Ste 100 San Antonio, Texas 78222.

g. Victoria Outpatient Clinic (VOPC) located at1908 North Laurent Street, Suite 150 Victoria, Texas 77901.

5. Scope

a. Required Equipment:

Quantity Item

7 Axis-TV-CPAR: Channel Mini Player

7 AXIS-TV-SMx: Software Maintenance Agreement - Text Messenger Publisher

1 AXIS-TV-UPC: Software License Upgrade to Professional

5 AXIS-TV-IMW: Remote Implementation Support Service

1 AXIS-TV-TRP: Web Based Training Comprehensive Package

4 KDS-EN2T: Transmitter-IP

28 55" LED LCD display-TAA w/magicinfo player w/spkrs slim bezel

28 Hospital Grade wall mounts for 55" or greater monitors

b. Location of Installed Equipment

o Audie L. Murphy Medical Center (1 Player, 13 Monitors)

o Frank Tejeda Outpatient Clinic (1 Player, 2 Monitors)

o North Central Federal Outpatient Clinic (1 Player, 1 Monitor)

o Datapoint Dental Clinic (1 Player, 2 Monitors)

o Kerrville Medical Center (1 Player, 8 Monitors)

o South Bexar Outpatient Clinic (1 Player, 1 Monitor)

o Victoria Outpatient Clinic (1 Player, 1 Monitor)

c. All equipment must be new; no refurbished, rebuilt, or 3rd party substitutes are acceptable.

d. Provide all materials, tools, labor, and project management.

e. Provide safe installation of all TV mounts and equipment.

o Mounting hardware must contact the steel studs behind the sheetrock for strength

f. Provide power and network requirements within 10 business days of notice to proceed.

g. Provide 6550 VA forms to the government with 15 business days of notice to proceed.

h. Configure and install all software updates for VISIX digital signage software.

i. Physically install all hardware as designated.

j. Collaborate with VA IT Specialists to configure the network for proper function of all digital signage.

k. Configure the media server to operate as a virtual machine.

l. Removal all existing hardware and turn-over to VA.

m. Removal all existing wiring (to greatest extent reasonable).

n. Train end users to proficiently use, update, and troubleshoot the new software and system.

o. Provide project management, oversight, planning, and technical support throughout the upgrade process.

p. Provide comprehensive documentation of system function and operation; to include passwords, all network information, serial numbers, mac addresses, software keys, etc.

6. Responsibilities, Requirements and Tasks

a. Contractor Requirements

o Contractor and all sub-contractor employees must pass a standard security check and receive a VA Contractor ID Badge.

o Contractor and all sub-contractor employees must provide a current (within past 12 months) TB test result to the VA Infection Control Nurse

o Contractor and all sub-contractor employees must take a training course regarding Infection Control and Fall Prevention at the VA prior to starting work. This requirement will take approximately 2 hours.

o Contractor and all sub-contractor employees must comply with all safety regulations: federal and state. All employees will provide and use job appropriate PPE.

o Contractor will provide a parts lists indicating Purchase Order#, make, model, serial number and item cost for all items prior to shipping.

o Contractor shall provide a network map indicating all components, ports used, and other network requirements. This must be provided no less than 2 weeks prior to start work. IP addresses will not be provided by VA until this step is complete. A teleconference call may be required between the Contractor and VA LAN Manager for this step.

o Contractor will provide shipping.

o Contractor will configure the media server to operate as a virtual machine - this must be coordinated with VA Office of Information Technology Specialists.

o Contractor will configure Visix AXISTV media players, server, network adaptors, and all other pertinent A/V equipment to provide a fully functioning Digital Signage System.

o Contractor shall provide all tools, material and labor for installation of new hardware.

o Contractor will install on-site at each of the sites listed in the places of performance section (pp 1) as required to complete the tasks herein.

o Contractor shall provide all tools, material and labor for removal of old hardware, wiring, etc.

o Contractor shall provide a minimum of 2 hours of on-site orientation and user training for a minimum of 5 VA employees. This training must be sufficient that the end users can operate the system without support. Training should also cover trouble-shooting methods and tips for issue resolution.

b. VA Requirements

o VA shall provide network manager and server specialists as required for IP address, virtual machine configuration, etc.

o VA shall provide on-site escorts for all work performed by the contractor.

o VA shall provide infection control and safety measures oversight.

o VA shall provide network and power requirements at each facility.

7. Security Requirements

Information Systems Officer, Information Protection: The contractor will not have access to VA Desktop computers nor will they have access to online resources belonging to the government while conducting services.

Privacy Officer: The contractor will not have access to Patient Health Information (PHI) nor will they have the capability of accessing patient information during the services provided to the VA.

Records Manager: There will be no federal records created, maintained, used or dispositioned with this contract; regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.]

8. Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE)/Government-Furnished Information (GFI).

None provided or required.



Network Contracting Office 17 requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing the following item(s):

Manufacturer - Visionality

B.2 Price/Cost Schedule

Item Information

ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1 AXIS TV HARDWARE UPGRADE PROGRAM-CHANNEL PLAYER (MINI)

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AXIS-TV-CPAR - 7.00 EA _______________ ______________

2 SOFTWARE MAINTENACE AGREEMENT-TEXT MESSENGER PUBLISHER (1 YEAR)

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AXIS-TV-SMx - 7.00 EA _______________ _______________

3 SOFTWARE LISCENSE UPGRADE FROM STANDARD TO PROFESSIONAL

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AXIS-TV-UPC - 1.00 EA _______________ _______________

4 REMOTE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT SERVICE

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AXIS-TV-IMW - 5.00 EA _______________ _______________

5 SOFTWARE MAINTENACE AGREEMENT-PROFESSIONAL SERVER(1 YEAR)

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AXIS-TV-SMP - 1.00 EA _______________ _______________

6 WEB-BASED TRAINING: COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PACKAGE

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: AXIS-TV-TRP - 1.00 EA _______________ _______________

7 TRANSMITTER-IP

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KDS-EN2T - 4.00 EA _______________ _______________

8 RECEIVER-IP

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: KDS-EN2R - 22.00 EA _______________ _______________

9 DISTRIBUTION AMP-HDMI

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: VM-2HxL - 2.00 EA _______________ _______________

10 HIGH SPEED HDMI WITH ETHERNET TO MICRO HDMI CABLE-3

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C-HM/HM/A-D3 - 29.00 EA _______________ _______________

11 RJ-45(M) TO RJ-45(M) ULTRA-LOW SKEW UTP CABLE-3'

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: C-HDTP/HDTP-3 - 29.00 EA _______________ _______________

12 55 INCH LED-LCD OPTION

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: DB55D 1.00 EA _______________ _______________

13 PIVOT-PINCH POLE MT 200X200-BLACK

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: JPP210B - 27.00 EA _______________ _______________

14 INSTALLATION-FOR DISPLAYS,PLAYERS AND CONTENT MANAGERS

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: V-INSTALL - 1.00 EA _______________ _______________

15 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: V-PM - 3.00 EA _______________ _______________

16 SILVER LEVEL PROVIDES THE COVERAGE NEEDED TO FULLFILL A CUSTOMER'S BASIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. THIS LIMITED SERVICE PLAN AFFORDS THE SUSTOMER 1 YEAR

LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: SLS-1 - 1.00 EA _______________ _______________

GRAND TOTAL _______________



B.3 Delivery Schedule



ITEMS NUMBER QUANTITY DELIVERY DATE

ALL SHIP TO: South Texas Veterans HCS

Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital

7400 Merton Mintor Blvd

San Antonio ,TX 78229 4404 ALL ARO 60

MARK FOR:

Andre Dorsey

Andre.Dorsey@va.gov

(210) 385-0953



Delivery: _60 Days after award

Delivery to the VA South Texas Healthcare System, 7400 Merton Mintor Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78229-4404.

The following FAR and VAAR Clauses and provisions in their latest editions apply to this solicitation.

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items.

52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items. Technical acceptability to meet the Governments requirement, Past performance, delivery and price. Technical and past performance, when combined are less important than price.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. Offerors must include a completed copy of Representations and Certifications with their offer.

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items.

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside Orders

52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.233-3 Protest After Award

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim



The following clauses will be incorporated in full text.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items

The following clauses shall be considered marked within 52.212-5

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6 Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.

52.222-3, Convict Labor

52.222-19, Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-22 Previous Contracts Compliance Report

52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

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http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

52.252-2, Clauses Provisions Incorporated by Reference

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

852.203-70, Commercial Advertising

852.211-70 Service Data Manuals

852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities

"Texas" shall be inserted into the fill in

852.246-70 Guarantee

852.273-74, Awards Without Exchanges



The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award (www.sam.gov). Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued and telephone requests or fax requests for the solicitation will not be accepted.

Quotes must include company name, company DUNS number, and point of contact information.

All responsible sources should submit quotes to Kevin Johnson via e-mail: kevin.johnson8@va.gov by Monday 09, 2015, 10:00 AM CST.