This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought notice must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 is seeking a contractor to provide a digital communication system to replace the outdated system currently in place that will display custom and mandatory electronic communications for both Veteran patients and staff. VAGLAHS has been tasked to provide accurate and timely information and education, on important health and wellbeing messaging. Our facilities will be able to provide Veterans and the community with a full range of health related, event related, and other mandatory electronic communications in an expedited fashion. The system will be installed at all the facilities under the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. The contractor must provide the following tasks: Specific Task #1: Provide system Installation. Installation for programs and hardware. Includes; equipment shipment to install location (on-site storage required), on-site certified installer or representative, all tools and materials necessary for the install of equipment onto existing wall or other pre-determined location. (Electrical and Internet Connectivity must be available at install location). Specific Task #2: Remove current screens from wall and place in assigned storage area at each location per hospital request. Specific Task #3: Provide Training Remote Webinar- Customer Portal, New Program onboarding & provide Training by Remote Webinar (Quarterly). Specific Task #4: Provide a dedicated, Remote Customer Service Representative Specific Task # 5: Provide and install the following supplies in waiting/public areas throughout VAGLAHS: Quantity Product Description 21 50" Digital Screen with built in media player, flat wall mount bracket. 24 55" Digital Screen with built in media player, flat wall mount bracket and (3) on stand. 1 65" Digital Screen with built in media player, flat wall mount bracket. 1 43" Digital Screen with built in media player, flat wall mount bracket. 40 Cellular Hardwire Connectivity Annual Subscription fee Specific Task # 6: Provide warranty for the products as is industry standard for scope and duration. Specific Task # 7: Provide online access and support for all display content as well as VAGLAHS custom content. Specific Task # 8: The annual service charge for cellular hardware services shall be included into ST # 1 & 5 above. The digital communication system will become VA owned nor leased. Your proposed system must be able to accommodate the requirements stated above. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required service(s) please provide the following information. (1) Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (2) Size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), HUBZone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (3) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 512110? (4) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (5) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (6) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (7) Please submit a capability statement that addresses qualifications and verifies ability to perform work described above. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought announcement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. However, if there are insufficient Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business responses, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 512110 ($40 Million). Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 07/26/2024 10:00 AM PST. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a solicitation may be published on the FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy websites. Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation. All interested offerors must respond to the solicitation in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Prospective bidders must be authorized re-sellers in order to participate in the solicitation process. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov.
