Hollidaysburg Veterans Home Cable TV Service

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is procuring cable television services for the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home Community Living Center, located at 138 Veterans Boulevard, Duncansville, PA 16635, in Blair County. The contractor must install cabling infrastructure to deliver television service to approximately 200 resident rooms and 51 common areas within the new facility. Key deliverables include selecting between utilizing an existing 24-strand single-mode fiber feed line or installing a contractor-supplied feed line through existing conduit infrastructure, providing minimum television service channels including local and national sports and news, C-SPAN, western programming, and classic movie stations as specified in the complete channel lineup, and completing all project work with end-user training by April 1st, 2026. The contractor must utilize existing Commonwealth network cable infrastructure from the node building to all distribution points and obtain any necessary pole rights. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 at 10:00 AM, with RSVP required by Monday, February 2nd, 2026 at 2:00 PM to Kaitlyn Snyder (kaisnyder@pa.gov), the DMVA Contracting Officer. Services shall be performed during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM), with emergency repairs available outside these hours upon pre-approval. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive quote for an initial five-year term with allowances for up to 5% annual increases, with a deadline of February 13, 2026 for submission.

The solicitation document does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligibility to disadvantaged enterprises or other specialized vendor categories. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is identified in the available solicitation materials. All contractor employees must comply with Hollidaysburg Veterans Home facility security procedures, including badge requirements and sign-in/sign-out protocols, and adhere to all facility policies and procedures. All services must comply with current Federal, State, and Local standards and regulations, with non-compliance issues requiring resolution within 48 hours of notification. DMVA reserves the right to extend the contract term for up to 90 days under identical terms and conditions and maintains authority to use purchase cards for monthly service payments and add like services or modify the scope of work as needed. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the available solicitation materials.