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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 09, 2019 FBO #6315
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- Digital Cable TV Equipment and Service for Jesse Brown Campus and associated CBOCs.

Notice Date

3/7/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

517311 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Captain James A Lovell;3001 Green Bay Road;North Chicago Il 60064
 

ZIP Code

60064
 

Solicitation Number

36C25219Q0417
 

Response Due

3/14/2019
 

Archive Date

4/13/2019
 

Point of Contact

antaeus.gayles@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, bids, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) - Southern Tier in North Chicago, IL is soliciting businesses for Digital Cable Television Service at three VA Hospital (Jesse Brown, Auburn Gresham CBOC, and Lakeside CBOC) The current systems and devices are listed in the SOW attached. It is understood that all Contractors submitting a response to this Sources Sought will have an established business with Five (5) years of consecutive experience in performing these types of services at healthcare facilities. The Contractor must also be licensed and authorized to perform services on all the equipment listed. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the required services. The following NAICS Code and Small Business Size Standard has been identified for this requirement: 517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers (e.g., with a Size Standard of $15 Million in annual revenue. Interested parties shall provide a brief overview of their firm s capabilities and past experience with projects similar in size and scope of this project. Capability statements shall also include: DUNS number Organization Name and Assumed Name/dba (if applicable) Organization Address Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address) Business size (small business or other than small business) Socio-economic status (If SDVOSB or VOSB provide SDVOSB or VOSB CVE verification) Organization experience in performing these types of services Copies of applicable certifications and/or accreditations (All information shall be submitted in Word or PDF format, not to exceed 10 pages, including all attachments.) Firms shall identify whether they are a small business or other than small business in accordance with the size standard for NAICS code 517311. If another NAICS code may be applicable, please identify the NAICS in your capability statement along with your corresponding socio-economic status. All information must be received no later than Thursday March 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM (CST). Email all information to Antaeus Gayles, Contract Specialist at Antaeus.Gayles@va.gov. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLE SOURCED, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Interested parties may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FBO website for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. STATEMENT OF WORK - CABLE TV SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT GENERAL. Contractor shall provide high quality picture and sound commercial television service to the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center campus, Auburn Gresham Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, and Lakeside Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Chicago, IL. Specific Tasks/Deliverables Task 1: Contractor shall provide commercial television service with a minimum of 35 television stations listed below (to include local channels) to all television sets and receivers at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center campus. There are a total of 311 television sets along with 36 receivers located throughout the facility including the Bed Tower and Building 5. Task 2: Contractor shall provide commercial television service with a minimum of 35 television stations listed below (to include local channels) to all television sets and receivers at the Auburn Gresham CBOC. There are a total of 10 television sets (6 televisions with 3 receiver boxes in the 1st floor clinic and 4 television sets with 4 receiver boxes in the 2nd floor clinic area). Task 3: Contractor shall provide commercial television service with a minimum of 35 television stations listed below (to include local channels) to all television sets and receivers at the Lakeside CBOC. There are a total of 2 television sets with 2 receiver boxes. Task 4: Contractor shall conduct semi-annual site visits to each facility each year to ensure proper signals are being received and for quality of picture and sound. Visits will be coordinated at least two weeks in advance with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Service Contractor will provide the following television stations as a minimum: NBC SPANISH 2 TRU TV ABC WYJS FOX 32 WGN SPANISH 3 HLN TV WTTW VA HEALTH C-SPAN WYCC CHAPEL TV DISCOVER WCIU C.A.R.E T.N.T WFLD ESPN 1 A&E ION TV ESPN 2 HISTORY MY 50 TV ESPN 3 AMC TV CBS ESPN LIFETIME TV SPANISH 1 COMCAST SPORTS CNN ME TV BTN TV **Channels to include local channels broadcast in the Chicagoland area. Other channels may be included by the contractor. Places of Performance Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Auburn Gresham CBOC 820 S. Damen Ave 7731 S. Halsted Rd Chicago, IL 60612-3728 Chicago, IL Lakeside CBOC 211 E. Ontario St. Chicago, IL Period of Performance Base Year: April 1, 2018 March 30, 2019 Option Year 1: April 1, 2019 March 30, 2020 Option Year 2: April 1, 2020 March 30, 2021 Option Year 3: April 1, 2021 March 30, 2022 Option Year 4: April 1, 2022 March 30, 2023. Hours of Operation Normal hours of operation and coverage are Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm, excluding holidays. All service/repairs will be performed between 9:00am 3:00pm, Monday through Friday, unless requested and/or approved by the COR or designee. Holidays include: New Years' Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day Presidents' Day Veterans' Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day And any other day specifically designated as a national holiday by the President of the United States. System Acceptance/Testing Upon completion the system will be tested by the COR along with the Service Provider Technician to ensure cable signal, sound and picture are performing at high quality and that all television receivers are receiving cable picture and sound upon satisfaction to end user. After the installation has been completed and it is found that cable television service is not performing to desired levels in sound and picture quality the technician will troubleshoot problems until issues have been corrected and will maintain and or replace and defective equipment. Service Interruption The contractor shall provide a toll free number to speak with a Customer Service representative at any time, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in the event of a service interruption defined as an interruption of service to which the cable signal is not being received due to technical difficulty which results in the cable broadcast being halted. Planned Interruption of Service: The Contractor shall provide the COR at least 24 hours of notice prior to any planned interruption of service. The contractor s customer service shall respond to all requests upon contact to troubleshoot any service interruption and/or dispatch a technician on site to troubleshoot and repair any issues of interruptions. The contractor s technician shall respond during the times of: 9:00am 3:00pm. The technician will troubleshoot and repair to completion to restore service if any interruptions occur. Credit for Loss of Service Credits for unintentional loss of service in excess of eight (8) continuous hours shall be granted as a pro-rated credit or rebate of the regular monthly charge to the end user. If during scheduled maintenance, repairs or updates there is a loss of service in excess of eight continuous hours the service provider shall grant the pro-rated credit or rebate of the monthly charge whether specifically asked for or not by the end user. General The COR Point of Contact will be Michael Randolph (Acting Chief Biomedical Engineering Service), located at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. Contractor will inspect all 3 facilities to determine equipment that is necessary to deliver cable and local television services to all TV sets at all 3 facilities. Contractor will provide cable receivers, coaxial cables, splitters, wiring and other equipment as required to ensure high quality cable service with high quality sound and picture. Customer shall have the flexibility to add additional CATV outlets as desired. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-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/VAGLHS/VAGLHCS/36C25219Q0417/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Jesse Brown VA 820 S Damen Chicago Il 60612;Auburn Gresham CBOC 7731 S. Halsted Rd Chicago il;Lakeside CBOC 211 E. Ontario St. Chicago il 60611

Zip Code: 60064

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05242868-F 20190309/190307230023 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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