Paging System Upgrade Expansion

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, is soliciting quotations for fiber optic cable provision, installation, and testing to support a paging system upgrade and expansion at Madison VA Hospital, with quotations due September 18, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside, firm-fixed-price contract.

Place of performance is Madison, Wisconsin 53705. The scope includes providing and installing a 6-strand indoor/outdoor armored plenum single-mode (OS2) fiber optic cable with accessories and installation to Buildings 4 and 12; a 6-strand indoor/outdoor plenum single-mode (OS2) fiber optic cable with accessories and installation to Buildings 2, 5, 6, and 7 (materials except SMURF Tubes furnished by the government); and an 18 or 24-strand indoor armored plenum single-mode (OS2) fiber optic cable with accessories and installation from Room C-125 to the Penthouse in Building 1. Fiber will run through existing trenches and pathways where possible. The contractor will install 1U fiber drawers, LC terminations, and properly labeled patch panels, with fiber terminating in the same room as paging and network equipment in each building. Work is designated as a hub-and-spoke topology with low-bandwidth, event-driven network traffic.

Period of performance is 60 days after receipt of order, with installation scheduled after hours (5 p.m. to 7 a.m.), weekends, and holidays to minimize hospital disruption. The estimated contract value is $19 million. The contractor must have successfully completed at least two similar fiber installation projects. Evaluation criteria include technical requirements, installation factors, cost and schedule, contractor qualifications, and past performance. The NAICS code is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. The contracting office is the Great Lakes Acquisition Center. Quotations must be submitted to Contracting Officer Parris Weidenbach at parris.weidenbach@va.gov no later than September 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Central Time. The contractor must comply with the Buy American Act and federal clauses including security prohibitions and sustainable products requirements.