Network Administrator and IT Support Services VA Boston Healthcare System

Added: Jan 21, 2016 9:50 am Pre-Solicitation Notice to solicit for a contractor to provide Network Administration and IT Support Services for the VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain Division, Women's Health Sciences Division (WHSD) of the VA National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) located at 150 S. Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit for a Firm Fixed Priced Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract for a 12 month base plus (4) annual option years to obtain Network Administration Professional Services for the aforementioned location in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) that will be included with the Solicitation. Services to include but are not limited to the following: troubleshooting and eliminating existing problems within the WHSD and other local area networks; administration of the system (servers, workstations and related devices) to maintain functionality; add new and enhanced capabilities as the VA/WHSD warrants; analysis of the network infrastructure for vulnerabilities and suggesting course of action where appropriate; documentation of network to aid future development and troubleshooting. Contractors shall have specialized knowledge of Department of Veterans Affairs guidelines related to information security and compliance with these guidelines as well as VA System Administration privileges for server administration and related training certificates are required. Work shall be performed onsite for an estimated 328 annual hours and requires 4 hour response time for emergencies during non-normal business hours. The solicitation will be issued as a small business set aside on or about 1/27/2016. The applicable NAICS code is 541513 with a $27.5MIL size standard. The FSC/PSC is D399.

Copies of the solicitation will not be available for mailing. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of the contract. Registration may be accomplished at www.sam.gov. Questions concerning this procurement may be directed to the Contracting Officer Valerie DeAngelis at Valerie.DeAngelis@va.gov.