Patient Internet Services Connectivity

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care Center (VA ACC) has a requirement for Internet service and maintenance for patients and family members of patients. Please see the attached draft Statement of Work for this requirement. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort it 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite).

This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal/quote and is not intended to be taken as such. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or a request for Proposal.  Do not submit a proposal or a quote.  This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach.  In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.  Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI.  You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI.  Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process.  Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response.  The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.

Submittal Instructions:

If your company is capable of providing the aforementioned services, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company’s full name, points of contact and your size standard for NAICS 517112. All interested parties who can supply all the required services shall respond no later than 5:30 PM EST on April 24, 2024, via email to Anna.Deputy@va.gov.

DISCLAIMER

  This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.  All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly.  In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.  Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

See attached document: P01 Chalmers P Wylie VAACC WiFi SOW 02132024 DRAFT SS.