5810--Emergency Notification System - Beacon & Speakers

Responses must be received no later than Friday, April 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 334290. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 5 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide equipment and installation to an existing Alertus Emergency notification system for the Baltimore VA Medical Center, 10 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Description of Action: This project adds audio (speakers), and visual (beacons), to the Alertus emergency Notification System in additional areas, and enhances coverage in some areas. This project also adds emergency panic buttons to critical posts and central monitoring areas for auto-generated alarms. This coverage is to enhance operational reliability and campus wide communication under COVID and other critical conditions for Baltimore, Loch Raven, and Perry Point campuses as well as the Community Based Outpatient Clinics. Description of Supplies or Services: Contractor to provide all labor, material, equipment and supervision necessary for a fully functional emergency alert system. The Scope of Work includes but is not limited to: Identify component locations for approval and network port availability determinations. Install speakers, beacons, panic buttons, power supplies (poe injectors if needed), and wiring. Component configuration, network configuration, system configuration, and testing. Restore any penetrations through fire barrier walls with an appropriate UL firestop system. Re-seal any penetrations through smoke barrier walls. Installation that is to be performed in any patient care or patient support area may require the scheduling of after-hours work depending on the specific departments needs at that time. ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 34.00 EA __________________ __________________ BEACON AAB-E-YL 0002 32.00 EA __________________ __________________ SPEAKER AUD-IPS 0003 4.00 EA __________________ __________________ Alertus Hardwired Duress Button; Custom ALR-B-C-C 0004 6.00 EA __________________ __________________ Emergency Panic Button - USB Connected ALR-USB 0005 96.00 EA __________________ __________________ Federal Implementation Services IMP-FED 0006 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ Project Management & Compliance IMP-PM 0007 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ Installation Services IMP-INST 0008 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ SHIPPING The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. 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Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Please indicate the 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. (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items? (4) If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? 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