J065--Notice of Sole Source -Patient Elopement System Assessment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VISN 21) intends to award a sole-source contract for Patient Elopement System Assessment annual maintenance and support services. This non-competitive acquisition is being pursued under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and FAR 6.302-1 for commercial items, and no formal competitive solicitation will be posted. Interested parties must submit clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide the required services by April 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM Pacific Time via email to Contract Specialist Bruce Lundvall at bruce.lundvall@va.gov. The Government will evaluate all responses received by the deadline and retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with this sole-source award or open the competition to other vendors. This procurement falls under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a small business size standard of $16.5 million and product/service code J065 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies).

This procurement is not designated as a set-aside and the pre-solicitation notice identifies Cable Television Service as the apparent incumbent contractor. The contract will be structured as a firm fixed-price award with a one-year base period followed by four one-year option periods, providing a potential five-year performance timeline. The place of performance is specified as VA Sierra Pacific Network in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the contracting office located in McClellan Park, California. No specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The Government's presolicitation announcement will be archived 15 days following the April 16, 2026 response deadline, and interested parties should note that the determination to proceed noncompetitively rests entirely within the Government's discretion.