Real Time Location Environmental Monitoring System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 is soliciting proposals for a Real Time Location System (RTLS) Environmental Monitoring Service that will provide automated continuous environmental monitoring with support and maintenance services across VA outpatient clinics in the Texas Valley Coastal Bend area. The system will track temperature, humidity, and differential pressure for critical healthcare assets including blood products, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, food, and sterile supplies. Key contract requirements include initial system assessment, annual software maintenance, hardware warranty, remote monitoring capabilities, NIST recalibration of sensors, compliance with VA technical and security requirements, and personnel meeting background investigation standards. The government will evaluate offers using a best value comparative analysis approach based on technical capability, past performance, and price. Technical questions are due by December 15, 2025, and proposals are due by January 9, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST, with a performance period spanning from January 18, 2026, to January 17, 2031.

This solicitation (Solicitation Number 36C25726Q0120) is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The contract involves monitoring 71 temperature/humidity sensors and 36 differential pressure sensors across multiple VA healthcare facilities in Harlingen, McAllen, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, and Laredo, Texas, with the primary place of performance in Corpus Christi, TX 78405. The contract is structured as a base one-year period with four optional one-year renewal periods, totaling a potential five-year contract duration. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available solicitation documents. A Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) have been provided to define detailed technical specifications and performance standards that contractors must meet throughout the contract lifecycle.