Department of Veterans Affairs, Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3410

58 -- PAGERS AND CELL PHONE SERVICES SOL RFP 500-(N2)-26-99 DUE 031999 POC Joseph Turton, VA Contracting Officer (500/2-90NCA) (518) 462-3311, Ext. 2612 WEB: turton,joseph@forum.va.gov, turton,joseph@forum.va.gov. E-MAIL: RFP 500-26-99, turton,joseph@forum.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs Upstate New York VA Healthcare Network (VISN 2) is seeking to consolidate its paging and cell phone requirements to a provider or providers who will offer the best value to the government, technical and price factors considered. VISN 2 is a Government healthcare organization consisting of six VA Facilities and one administrative building which serves as its headquarters. Currently, several provider agreements for paging and cell phone services are being used by government personnel depending upon their location of employment within VISN 2. Prospective offerors will be required to assess the pager and cell phone needs throughout VISN 2 and provide a comprehensive proposal which will result in the most efficient and cost effective means for providing these services, inclusive of equipment, maintenance, parts, batteries, replacement equipment and other supplies. The general scope of pager services for VISN 2 include on-campus, local, regional, and national paging using acombination of various types of pagers, including digital, voice, and alphanumeric. Pager system must offer interface software to existing VISN 2 Computer System for capability to access pagers by way of PCs Minimum pager performance requirements shall include, but are not limited to; possessing high-tone output, variable volume control, clear audio output, long life battery, low battery indicator, built-in speaker, message time and date display, message playback, out-if-range indicator, capability to hold messages when turned off, have vibrating or beep call capabilities (or equivalent), and priority queue sequencing for group call numbers. Standard Industrial (SIC) Code for this acquisition is #4899, Communications Services, N.E.C. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held March 5, 1999 l0:OO AM at the Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY. Requests for Proposals will be available o/a February 26, 1999 upon receipt of a WRITTEN REQUEST ONLY mailed or faxed to: Contracting officer, Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208. Telefax Number 518-462-0051. Telephone requests will not be honored. Posted 02/09/99 (W-SN296545). (0040)

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