J035--New - Centrak RTLS - OR Control Integration

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is soliciting proposals for the integration of an OR Control system with a CenTrak Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) at Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The procurement encompasses hardware components including CenTrak Timing Stars, 900 MHz Stars, lithium batteries, and asset tags; software including CenTrak Connect Core and HCS Data Connector; and labor services encompassing survey and design, device re-battery and installation, firmware validation, and systems testing and certification. Contractors must demonstrate technical capability with expertise in NFPA, NEC, and Life Safety Code standards, possess at least three years of satisfactory past performance on similar services at hospitals of comparable scope and size, and submit competitively priced proposals. The government will evaluate proposals using a comparative methodology with evaluation factors in descending order of importance: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. The offer due date is May 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM CDT, with a contract period of performance from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027.

No small business set-aside designation has been applied to this solicitation, despite the government file noting a 100% small business set-aside requirement. The estimated total contract value is $34 million. The contract will be performed at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, and contractors must comply with extensive requirements including maintaining VA contractor badges, completing TB skin tests, adhering to infection control protocols, and meeting comprehensive information security, privacy, and records management obligations outlined in FAR and VAAR clauses. Payment will be made monthly via electronic funds transfer through the Tungsten Network system, with invoices submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72.