Z2DZ - Improve Security at Mountain View

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) is soliciting proposals for improving security systems at the Mountain View VA Center in Building 801, located at 1776 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, California. The contract requires a comprehensive security upgrade involving installation of a Physical Access Control System (PACS) and Intrusion Detection System (IDS), which includes eleven badge readers with dual authentication, ten door alarms for exterior doors, motion intrusion sensors, and glass breakage detection sensors. Potential contractors must submit proposals by May 19, 2025, at 12:00 pm PST, with a mandatory site visit scheduled for April 21, 2025, and Requests for Information due by April 28, 2025. The solicitation specifies that only seven pre-approved MACC Group 2 contractors are eligible to submit offers, and contractors must comply with specific technical requirements detailed in the project specifications. Evaluation will likely focus on technical compliance, security system integration capabilities, and adherence to VA security standards.

The contract is specifically set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 236220, with a small business size standard of $45 million. The project has a 120-day completion timeline from the Notice to Proceed, and contractors must provide bid bonds, payment bonds, and performance bonds. The project will require contractors to integrate new security components with existing Sielox Pinnacle PACS systems, supporting 80-100 active users, and must be installed with minimal disruption to daily VA facility operations. The work will take place in a two-story facility with specific security needs for areas including lobbies, personnel security offices, hallways, and administrative spaces. Wage rates will be determined by the California wage determination CA20240018 dated 04/26/2024, and contractors must maintain an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or less and have no significant OSHA or EPA violations in the past three years.