Nurse Call System Upgrade and Installation at the Texas Center for Infectious Disease (San Antonio, TX)

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Procurement and Contracting Services division, on behalf of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the installation of a Nurse Call System upgrade at the Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) located at 2303 SE Military Drive, San Antonio, Texas. The procurement was posted to the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) on February 18, 2026, with optional on-site visits available on February 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM and February 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM to allow bidders to evaluate the facility and project requirements. The deadline for submitting questions or clarifications is February 26, 2026, with responses posted as an addendum on March 3, 2026, and bid proposals due by March 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM Central Time. The contract will commence upon award with an initial term ending August 31, 2026, and includes one extension option of up to one year at HHSC's sole discretion, subject to funding availability. Bidders must submit fixed-price proposals using the provided Pricing Sheet (Exhibit C) on a per-unit-of-measure basis, with all labor, equipment, materials, supplies, and related expenses included in unit rates, and pricing adjustments allowed only at HHSC's discretion through Consumer Price Index formulas or federal minimum wage increases. Qualified contractors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of relevant experience in nurse call system installation, with assigned personnel possessing at least two years of relevant experience, and must provide services Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Central Time, with one-hour response times for emergency services and four-hour response times for standard service calls.

The procurement does not indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligible respondents to particular types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises based on the available documentation. Contractors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage throughout the contract term, including workers' compensation with employer's liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate, commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000, professional liability of $1,000,000, and umbrella liability of $1,000,000. No incumbent vendor information, current contractor details, or specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed in the available procurement documents, and integration with existing infrastructure at the TCID facility would be determined during the on-site visits and through the formal bidding process specifications contained in the exhibits and project documents.