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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 18, 2016 FBO #5474
DOCUMENT

D -- WIFI Internet Service - Attachment

Notice Date

11/16/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

519190 — All Other Information Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Dr.;Jackson MS 39216
 

ZIP Code

39216
 

Solicitation Number

VA25617N0053
 

Response Due

11/18/2016
 

Archive Date

1/17/2017
 

Point of Contact

Jennifer Adams
 

E-Mail Address

6-6955<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought Notice: DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the skills and capabilities necessary to provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions shall be submitted by email to Jennifer.adams7@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, FSS/GSA contract schedule holders or large business) relative to NAICS 519190 All Other Information Services. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the GSA or FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: Network Contracting Office 16, Jackson, MS is seeking sources for a potential contractor to perform the following type of service for WIFI Internet Services (see attached SOW listed below). STATEMENT OF WORK Project Scope The G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center is seeking a vendor to provide Veterans Guest Internet Access (VGIA), a wireless internet access service made available to veterans, their families and guests visiting the VA Medical Center. The period of performance for this effort will be based upon the medical center s needs with a base period of 24-months with optional 1, 2, 3 and 5-year extensions. Project Deliverables The vendor provided solution will meet or exceed all technical requirements listed below. 1. The vendor shall provide public wireless internet access via 2.4Ghz 802.11 b/g/n Access Points in the designated areas as listed on the facility drawing provided by the VA (most current drawing is dated Tuesday March 13, 2012 there are 42 locations). a. Basement 15 locations b. 1st Floor 15 locations c. 2nd Floor 6 locations d. 3rd Floor 1 location e. 4th Floor 5 locations 2. The vendor shall provide a cabled alternative to wireless access at the VA medical center where wireless is determined not to be appropriate or wired preferred in consultation with the VA Medical Center. 3. The vendor shall provide bandwidth throttling and aggregation for users of the VGIA. 4. The vendor shall provide both open and private wireless security. 5. The vendor shall provide for Layer 1 air gapped isolation. 6. The vendor shall provide for the physical security of vendor installed equipment, as needed. In the event that an IT switch closet is not accessible, switches as well as WAPS and POE extenders will reside in the ceiling space. Electrical power for the switches will be the responsibility of VA. 7. The vendor shall adhere to the standards outlined by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA-101 Life Safety Code). The vendor shall be responsible for fire proofing all wall penetrations and breaches resulting from this installation. The vendor shall be responsible for replacement of all ceiling tiles and materials damaged during this installation. 8. The vendor shall be responsible for the design, configuration and installation of all cabling, access points, switches and routers needed for the VGIA. 9. The vendor shall supply the VA with a final wiring and equipment location map for each floor upon completion of the project. 10. The vendor shall provide an introduction page with usage agreements for acknowledgement at the time of login with information on the program, rules and restrictions and usage agreements. If no agreement acknowledgement is received from the user, access is denied. [Users of the guest access to acknowledge they are aware of the risk of using a public network]. 11. The vendor shall provide 24 hour/365 days per year technical support and maintenance through a call center for VA Medical Center Biomedical IT staff regarding the VGIA. 12. The vendor shall provide support to include a 24 hour/365 days per year technical support through a call center for VA Medical Center veterans and guests utilizing the VGIA. 13. The vendor shall provide, at the VA request, telephone support within two hours and onsite support within 24 hours (if required). 14. The vendor shall provide service availability with an expected uptime of no less than 99%. 15. The vendor shall provide the Internet bandwidth specified by the VA to provide a satisfactory user experience for customers using the VGIA service. The minimum acceptable service speed shall be a high-speed circuit with 10M upload and 20M download delivered over Metro Ethernet and handed off via an RJ45 interface. 16. The vendor shall monitor the typical usage of access points and Internet gateway(s), and when high usage areas are noted, the vendor shall notify the medical center. The vendor will help the VA reevaluate and upgrade the bandwidth should the VA determine the ultimate need. 17. Vendor maintenance shall be scheduled during off peak hours, after 2100 local time relevant to the affected facility. A notification of an event that poses a risk of extending a scheduled maintenance period that requires the service to be offline or which may degrade system performance shall be disseminated to the user community 7 days prior to the event. 18. The vendor shall provide the ability for content filtering for the VGIA service. The VA will be responsible for the suitability, conformity and payment of any such web filtering product. 19. The vendor shall be responsible for the purchase of all cabling, access points, switches and routers needed for the VGIA infrastructure. 20. The vendor installed equipment shall become the property of the VA and maintained by vendor throughout the service term in concert with the VA. 21. The vendor installed cabling and related non-electrical equipment shall become the property of the VA at completion of service term. 22. The vendor will state that it is not related to, and has no past or current affiliation with, any DOVA or VA Medical Center employee. Project Responsibilities 1. The vendor shall complete a site survey to guarantee prevention of interference with the VA Medical Center's existing wireless access, both medical and non-medical systems, and to determine all equipment required for this project. 2. The vendor shall be responsible for the purchase and installation of all cabling, access points, POE extenders, switches, routers, and all other materials and equipment needed for the VGIA infrastructure as specified by vendor. 4. The vendor shall prioritize the installation so that all wired points are installed and active first to accommodate a VA national mandate for MyHealthEVet kiosk activation. 5. The VA will pay the installation costs upon completion of the VGIA infrastructure and satisfactory end to end service testing. These installation costs will include all items except the recurring monthly internet service charges. 6. The VA will pay monthly recurring charges of Internet bandwidth, service and support fees, equipment maintenance and support fees. 7. This contract can be amended as required with complete agreement between VA and Vendor should unavoidable obstacles arise. REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY: Submit a brief description, five (5) pages or less, that demonstrates how your company has the supervision, facilities, labor and experience to perform the scheduled and unscheduled repairs and preventative maintenance of the equipment described above. Include past experience in performing these services to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. Please specify your availability to start date and your address. (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. (i) NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses shall be submitted to VA256-17-N- 0053 no later than 12:00pm CST, Friday, November 18, 2016. Fax or Telephone calls will not be accepted. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "Attention: Service WIFI Internet Jackson, MS in the subject line of your response. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT DEVELOP FROM THIS RFI. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/JaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA25617N0053/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-17-N-0053 VA256-17-N-0053_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3110569&FileName=VA256-17-N-0053-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3110569&FileName=VA256-17-N-0053-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Dr.;Jackson, MS

Zip Code: 39216
 

Record

SN04329797-W 20161118/161116234809-e9c42e9e2b5970244f166fac0e0f836f (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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