Z1DZ--Project #629-18-114 Expand Distributed Antenna System (DB)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is seeking a contractor to expand the existing Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System in New Orleans, Louisiana. The solicitation, numbered 36C25624R0010, requires a comprehensive design-build solution to enhance wireless communications infrastructure across the facility. The project demands 100% coverage for cellular, public safety radio, VA radio, and code blue paging services throughout all interior spaces, including stairwells, elevators, mechanical rooms, and interstitial spaces. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, technical qualifications, past performance, and price, with a focus on offerors demonstrating expertise in DAS system design and installation. Interested contractors must submit proposals by July 22, 2024, at 2:00 PM CDT, and the government anticipates inviting only the most highly qualified offerors to a site visit for Phase II proposal submission.

The solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), with an estimated construction value between $10 million and $20 million. The period of performance is 545 calendar days from the notice to proceed, indicating a complex and extensive implementation timeline. Contractors must have past performance examples with a minimum construction value of $10 million or an Architecture/Engineering design fee of $1 million. The project will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price design-build contract at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System located at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Potential offerors should be prepared for a comprehensive evaluation process that includes detailed technical submissions, past performance documentation, and potential on-site assessments to demonstrate their capability to successfully expand the facility's distributed antenna system.