Distributed Antenna System Upgrade DAS

This notice seeks to upgrade and expand an existing first responder distributed antenna system at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System campus in Bay Pines, Florida. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 requires replacing end-of-life equipment for three buildings and adding coverage to a new building by September 30, 2023. Responses to this pre-solicitation notice are due by May 15 to assist in determining whether the requirement will be set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, or small businesses in general based on the socio-economic status of respondents.

This requirement is set aside as a total small business opportunity. The salient characteristics document specifies equipment from brands like JMA Wireless and CommScope. The NAICS code is 517919 and PSC code is D304. The incumbent contractor is CommScope ION-B. No award values or budgets are estimated, but the scope includes upgrading power supply units, active modules, point-to-point links, remote units, splitters, cables, and antennas across four buildings by the September 2023 deadline. Market research responses to this notice will determine the appropriate small business socio-economic set-aside.