J059--NEW (B 4) Cable TV Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is seeking cable television services for the West Texas VA Healthcare System located in Big Spring, Texas. The procurement encompasses comprehensive television services including basic and expanded subscription packages, installation of satellite receivers and cable boxes, infrastructure setup, and a complete channel lineup covering local, news, weather, sports, family, and government programming. Contractors must provide multiple receiver capabilities per building to allow simultaneous viewing of different channels, maintain industry technical standards, respond to service issues within 24 hours, and upgrade technology to match local community standards at no cost to the VA. The contractor must comply with FCC regulations, ensure signal quality, furnish all necessary equipment, and cannot access patient information or interact with patients during service delivery. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are due by 10:00 AM Central Time on July 1, 2025, with interested firms required to submit capability statements including company name, SAM UEI number, and socioeconomic category.

This procurement opportunity is specifically set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 516120 for Television Broadcasting Stations. The contract structure includes a base year period from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2030, providing a potential total contract duration of five years. The VA reserves the right to add or terminate television services at any location without penalties and may expand services as needed. This is currently a market research phase through a Sources Sought Notice rather than a formal solicitation, with no reimbursement available for costs incurred in preparing responses. The primary point of contact is Contract Specialist Abduel Sanford at the VA Network Contracting Office in Temple, Texas, who can be reached at abduel.sanford@va.gov or 254-922-1975.