West Roxbury Cable Television Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, issued a Special Notice on January 14, 2026, regarding the intent to sole source a cable television service contract to Comcast Cable Communications LLC. The notice pertains to the West Roxbury VA Medical Center located in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, which is part of the Boston Healthcare System. This is not a competitive procurement but rather notification of the government's intent to award a firm-fixed contract to a single vendor under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which permits sole source awards when only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The contract is classified under NAICS code 516210 (Media Streaming Distribution Services and Other Media Networks) and PSC code DG11 (Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services).

The objective of this Special Notice is to allow any responsible sources that believe they are qualified to provide cable television services to submit documentation demonstrating their capability before the government makes a final determination to proceed with the sole source award. All interested parties must submit detailed and relevant documentation by January 20, 2026, at 8:00 AM EST to glorimar.estevezcortorreal@va.gov to be considered during the government's market research phase. The proposed contract includes a one-year base period plus four optional years, with a contract start date of January 29, 2026. The government's decision not to compete this requirement based on responses received is entirely discretionary, and the information submitted will be evaluated solely to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. This notice is informational only and does not constitute a request for proposals; interested parties should not request a formal solicitation as such requests will not receive a response.