TurnKey Maintenance - VISN 7

United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), Service Delivery and Engineering (SDE), Maintenance of VISN 7 Turn-Key Narrow Band Paging Systems



The purpose of this Source Sought Notice is to search for qualified vendors capable of meeting the requirement to provide maintenance, technical/call support, repair, and replacement of paging system component and pagers of the Turn-Key Narrow Band Paging System located in the VISN 7 locations in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina as outlined in Attachment A. The intent is to maintain the investment in the current system that meets FCC Life Safety Requirements utilizing the current VA Owned narrowband frequencies.



The anticipated contract period of performance is for a Base plus four option year periods firm-fixed contract beginning October 1, 2016.



This is a request for information (RFI) only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, or a Request for Proposal. Do not submit a proposal or 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.



If interested, please submit a Capabilities Statement, limited to up to ten (10) pages for your company, your teammates and or subcontractors, a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) expected for this effort, and denote the business size for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334111.



Additionally, please indicate the socioeconomic category for you, your teammates and/or subcontractors. Please note VA118-17-Q-1378 in the subject line of your response. In addition, please indicate any and all scheduled contracts your company may have.



Responses are requested no later than 12:00 PM EST, July 19, 2016 via email to keiahna.brewer@va.gov and Robert.Kately@va.gov.



Points of Contact: Robert Kately, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Email Robert.Kately@va.gov and Keiahna Brewer, Contract Specialist, Email keiahna.brewer@va.gov.