J063--Furnish, Install, and Program Hirsch Panel and Battery Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for security system services at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Massachusetts. The notice pertains to furnishing, installing, and programming Hirsch panels and battery services, classified under NAICS code 561621 for Security Systems Services. This procurement will be handled by the VA Medical Center in Togus, Maine, with the contracting officer being Tara Dossiema from the VA. The special notice is not a formal solicitation but serves to provide transparency about the intended procurement action. The procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), which allows solicitation from a single source.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the VA's intention to negotiate a sole source contract for security system services. Interested parties are invited to contact the contracting officer, Tara Dossiema, at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov regarding the procurement, with the understanding that the decision to conduct a competitive procurement remains entirely at the contracting officer's discretion. The notice provides a deadline of January 31, 2025, for potential responses or inquiries. While this is not a competitive solicitation, it fulfills the FAR Part 5.101(a) posting requirements for transparency. The procurement falls under Product Service Code (PSC) J063, which covers maintenance, repair, and rebuild of alarm, signal, and security detection systems. Contractors interested in this opportunity should carefully review the notice and be prepared to provide detailed information if requested by the contracting officer.