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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 03, 2019 FBO #6309
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- Satellite TV Service for the Syracuse VAMC

Notice Date

3/1/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

515210 — Cable and Other Subscription Programming
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2;2875 Union Road;Suite 3500;Cheektowaga NY 14227
 

ZIP Code

14227
 

Solicitation Number

36C24219Q0403
 

Response Due

3/7/2019
 

Archive Date

5/6/2019
 

Point of Contact

Janine.Childs@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Sources Sought Notice. (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. (b) Although "proposal," "offeror," contractor, and "offeror" may be used in this sources sought notice, any response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) Any information received from a contractor in response to this Sources Sought may be used in creating a solicitation. Any information received which is marked with a statement, such as "proprietary" or "confidential," intended to restrict distribution will not be distributed outside of the Government, except as required by law. (d) This Sources Sought is issued by VISN 2 Contracting Office in Bath, NY for the purpose of collecting information about Satellite Television Service for the Syracuse VA Medical Center. The VA is seeking to provide for this requirement within 60 days of the award of the contract. The NAICS code identified for this requirement is 515210 Cable and Other Subscription Programming. The requirement is detailed in the Statement of Work section of this document. (e) Cursory market research has identified several small businesses that may be able to provide for this requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Please note  at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance shall be spent for employees of the concern for a proposal to be considered for a small business set-aside. Contractors that are able to meet the requirements in the attachment are encouraged to email a capability statement and full information to Janine Childs at Janine.Childs@va.gov. Please send all inquiries to: Janine.Childs@va.gov by 2:00 pm EST Thursday, March 7, 2019. Phone calls will not be accepted. - Part of the purpose of this sources sought is to determine the viability of set aside to a specific socio-economic category. Contractors shall identify the NAICS code for the services being offered as well as their size status under said NAICS. This information will be used to determine the viability of a set aside for this requirement. - Contractors shall also identify any Federal Supply Schedules that may carry the desired services. - Contractors shall identify pertinent point of contact for company, contractor DUNS number for size standard and socioeconomic verification in SAM and VIP. - Contractors shall include any relevant comments about the Attachment(s) if applicable. STATEMENT OF WORK Satellite Television Service for the Syracuse VAMC This procurement is to provide service, maintenance, replacement equipment, and programming of existing Satellite Television Service at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, 800 Irving Hill Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13210-2716. The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management support, equipment, supplies and materials. The period of performance is anticipated to be from April 1, 2019 March 30, 2020 with the provision of four (4) option years. A.3.1 SCHEDULE Work hours are from 8:00 am 4:30 pm EST, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. The following are Federal Holidays observed by the facility and the Contractor shall not expect access to the VA Facility on these dates unless notified otherwise by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). New Year's Day Labor Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Columbus Day Washington's Birthday Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day A.3.2 SCOPE OF WORK The Contractor shall provide satellite subscription television service for patient entertainment at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Three-hundred (300) televisions are covered under this scope of work, which is subject to change. Service is required to be compatible with pre-existing equipment. The Contractor s equipment is required to be compatible with our existing satellite television equipment shown in Table 1. This equipment consists of a modulated rack system with existing head end room with modulators and combiners also slim line satellite dish. Table 1: Equipment Model DirecTV H25 HD Receivers Clear QAM HD Modulators ZV 2540 HD The Contractor shall supply all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and continuing maintenance service to provide a working system for offered channels. We are seeking 22 channels with the following stations: Fox 68/HD, ABC/HD, Discovery/HD, USA/HD, Animal Planet/HD, Hallmark/HD, TNT/HD, CBS/HD, NBC/HD, A & E/HD, History/HD, Bravo/HD, WCNY, SYFY/HD, Lifetime/HD, WNYS, CNN/HD, TBS/HD, C Span/HD, Food Network/HD, HGTV/HD, and Weather Channel /HD. Note: The VA has the right to add and/or remove channels. However, it is likely the VA will add VA only channels to the list above. Reliability: The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining the operation of the hardware pertaining to satellite television service. Maintenance and Support: Maintenance and support will begin after the installation and testing is complete and accepted by the VA site. Maintenance and support will be provided throughout the option year periods, if exercised by the Government. The Contractor shall provide 24-hour/7-day/365-day (24x7x365) user support through a call center. The Satellite television service shall be available to a user on a 24x7x365. Maintenance shall be scheduled during off peak hours, after 3:00 pm. The Contractor shall provide 24x7x365 technical support. The Contractor shall provide on-site support when required by the VA. The Contractor shall physically respond onsite within 24 hours for issues that require onsite support. Contractor shall notify the COR at a minimum two hours prior to any onsite scheduled or repair work Installation Requirements: The Contractor shall procure all equipment and services necessary for the complete installation of Satellite television service. Travel: Transportation charges for Contractor s service personnel shall be included in contract price and will not be billed separately. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (01-MAR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAWNYHCS528/VAWNYHCS528/36C24219Q0403/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Syracuse VA Medical Center;800 Irving Ave;Syracuse, NY

Zip Code: 13210

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05237310-F 20190303/190301230026 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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