J065--Nurse Call CEARS Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 7, issued a Special Notice on October 20, 2025, for Nurse Call CEARS Services at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. This solicitation (36C24726Q0081) represents an intent to sole source a contract to Standard Communications, Inc. for hardware and software system support related to the CEARS (Communication Event and Alarm Response System). The procurement falls under NAICS Code 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and Product Service Code J065 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Medical Equipment). The contracting officer for this opportunity is Aunjelaca Miller. This is a targeted procurement with a response deadline of October 27, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to solicit CEARS system support services designed to manage and resolve technical issues while mitigating patient and staff risk and preventing care disruption at the medical center. The Department of Veterans Affairs is accepting capabilities statements from interested parties until 10:00 AM EST on October 24, 2025, to be submitted via email to Aunjelaca Miller. While the notice indicates an intent to sole source to an incumbent contractor, any interested party may respond with compelling evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The contract will consist of a base year plus two one-year options. There is no small business set-aside on this procurement; however, the Small Business Administration size standard for this NAICS category is 150 employees. The place of performance is 109 Bee Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403-5799.