R425--EHRM Region 5 Support Services (VA-20-00076661)

INTRODUCTION:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Firm-Fixed-Price contract using BEST VALUE (Trade-Off) selection Procedures to support existing and future Electronic Health Record Moderation (EHRM) design and/or construction projects program management services in Region 5. Services shall also support work required for facilities (CBOCs, Call Centers) throughout Alaska, Washington, California, Nevada, Hawaii and Arizona. Services shall also support centers that lie outside these state lines, but within the purview of Region 5.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM) Program is a large-scale, commercial Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation. As such, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must ensure that the new EHR is supported by both proper Information Technology (IT) infrastructure as well as physical (i.e., facilities) infrastructure. This scope of work outlines work needed to support upgrades of the existing facilities infrastructure as well as associated training spaces.

Specific items impacted by the EHR Modernization (EHRM) include: Wide Area Networking (WAN), Local Area Networking (LAN), Wireless LAN (WLAN), Power, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and End User Devices (EUD).

Contractors will provide the following services for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) including, but not limited to:

Investigate existing conditions

Data input and analysis

Project scoping and estimating

Design reviews

Project Management

Procurement support

Construction period services

Commissioning

HEFP goals for this contract include:

To obtain qualified professional and technical expertise required to support I.T. infrastructure project planning and execution.

To obtain qualified professional and technical expertise required to support training space project planning and execution.

To obtain project management and construction management services on a project-by-project basis.

To obtain commissioning services on a project-by-project basis.

More information, to include specifications, will be available when the solicitation is issued.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Proposals received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 with a size standard of $16.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 1, 2021. The period of performance is approximately five (5) years from date of award. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to yolanda.ray@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.

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