R430--Lone Worker Monitoring Services anf Devices

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, is conducting market research through this Sources Sought Notice to identify potential contractors capable of providing lone worker safety monitoring services and devices for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. The procurement seeks contractors to supply and manage 24/7/365 monitoring services for approximately 140 lone worker safety monitoring devices that will support the VA's home care and community worker programs. Key requirements include devices functioning as badge holders with panic alarm capabilities, incapacitation/man-down detection, GPS/GNSS dual signal detection, waterproof and dust-proof construction, and check-in/check-out features, along with immediate notification to emergency services and escalation notification to the Veterans Health Administration when safety alerts are triggered. This is a market research notice only and does not constitute a formal solicitation; responses will be used for planning and information purposes, and no contract will be awarded from this notice. All capability statements must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, April 17, 2026, to the Contracting Officer, Tina Harris, at tina.harris3@va.gov, and must include the respondent's SAM UEI number, GSA contract number if applicable, and detailed information demonstrating how offered services meet or exceed the salient characteristics outlined in the draft Statement of Work.

The VA preferentially seeks Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Small Businesses under NAICS code 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) with a size standard of $19.5 million, though responses from other than small businesses will be accepted for market research purposes. No set-aside designation applies to this procurement. The performance period is structured as a base year from June 15, 2026, through June 14, 2027, plus four option years extending through June 14, 2031, with all equipment required to be delivered within 30 days of purchase order processing. While no specific budget or award value is disclosed in this market research notice, the scope encompasses approximately 140 monitoring devices with comprehensive multi-year 24/7/365 monitoring services. All interested parties are reminded that they must be registered, active, and verified in SAM (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) and VETBIZ (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/Public/Search/Default.aspx) to be considered for any subsequent award, with Veteran-owned small businesses also required to comply with VET 4212 reporting requirements.