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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MAY 12, 2019 FBO #6379
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- Television Subscription Service - MPLS

Notice Date

5/10/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

515210 — Cable and Other Subscription Programming
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO 23);113 Comanche Rd.;Fort Meade SD 57741
 

ZIP Code

57741
 

Solicitation Number

36C26319Q0591
 

Response Due

5/15/2019
 

Archive Date

7/14/2019
 

Point of Contact

shane.galles@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a sources-sought notice only; it is not a request for quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine how many sources are available to provide Television services to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, to determine the level of capability, experience and qualifications, and whether it might be suitable for a specific small business socioeconomic group set-aside. Scope: Either cable or satellite television subscription to the Minneapolis VAHCS. At a minimum, the following channels will be provided via this subscription: ESPN ESPN2 ESPNews Fox Sports 1 Big Ten Network Golf Channel MLB Network NFL Network Sportsman Channel Local Channels Fox Sports North (Local Minnesota sports channel) Various FM radio station channels Various hospital provided education channels Additional channels that are desired, but not required are: A&E AMC BBC America CNN Discovery E! Entertainment Television Food Network Fox News Channel FX FXX Hallmark Channel Hallmark Movies and Mysteries HGTV History Channel HLN Investigation Discovery Lifetime Television MSNBC National Geographic Channel Pursuit Channel ReelzChannel SpikeTV SyFY TBS Turner Classic Movies The Learning Channel TNT USA Network VH1 WEtv Television subscription to approximately 600 televisions at the Minneapolis VAHCS shall be provided. Televisions are in patient rooms, break rooms, and some offices. Existing DirecTV hardware may be utilized to provide television service to the Minneapolis VAHCS. If existing hardware cannot be utilized, contractor shall provide new hardware (capable of utilizing existing infrastructure) at no cost to the Minneapolis VAHCS. Existing hardware is detailed below: Receivers Quantity 48 Make DirecTV Model H25-500 Digital Video Encoders Quantity 12 Make Zeevee Model HDB2640 The anticipated period of performance will include 1 12-month Base period and 4 12-month option periods. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 515210 Cable and Other Subscription Programming. The Product Service Code (PSC) D399 IT and Telecom-Telecommunications and Transmission and the Small Business Size Standard is $38.5 Million. Expressions of interest shall be submitted to Shane Galles, Contract Specialist, by e-mail at shane.galles@va.gov. Responses to this announcement are due on May 15th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., MST and shall include: 1. Company profile and capability statement comparable to the marketing package your company uses in their ordinary course of business. Please ensure the following information is included: point of contact information, company business size and socioeconomic category such as: Small Business (SB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Veteran- Owned Small Business (VOSB). 2. Provide evidence/certification of the following: Have previous experience in providing service to other VA Facilities, Government Facilities, or Dormitories. Please provide the facility name, contract scope and dollar value. Availability of service technicians to provide timely on-site assistance If using a sub-contractor, provide sub-contractor information and explain how limitations on sub-contracting in accordance with 13 CFR 125.6 will be met. This Sources Sought Notice is to assist the VA in identifying an appropriate acquisition strategy, improve small business access to acquisition information and enhance competition by identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities. Therefore, is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government; no contract will be awarded from this announcement. A solicitation package is not available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this notice; neither will the Government reimburse any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. Once a solicitation is issued, the same will be posted in the Federal Business Opportunities website at: https://www.fbo.gov/ with sufficient time for all interested parties to respond accordingly. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-MAY-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/VABHHCS568/VABHHCS568/36C26319Q0591/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Minneapolis HCS;1 Veterans Dr.;Minneapolis, MN

Zip Code: 55417

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05307819-F 20190512/190510230014 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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