6515--Visual Eyes 525 - Audiology Equipment Upgrade

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Contract 36C24126P0417 to AB MARTIN SERVICES INC under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside for the procurement and installation of the ICS Dizcovery Pro Plus System to upgrade outdated vestibular diagnostic equipment at the Manchester VA Medical Center in New Hampshire. The contract, issued under NAICS code 334510 and classified as a firm-fixed-price agreement, includes delivery of the full system comprising the diagnostic unit, cradle, face cushions, caloric stimulator, USB cables, isolation transformer, compact cart, and one full day of hands-on training for audiologists, with all items specified in Attachment A using manufacturer part numbers. All equipment and services must comply with stringent VA and federal security standards including FISMA, NIST, HIPAA, Section 508, and VA Handbook 6500, and must be configured to approved security baselines with Bluetooth disabled by default, encryption applied, and media sanitized upon disposal. Personnel involved must be U.S. citizens fluent in English, cleared through NACI, MBI, or BI background investigations at the contractor’s expense, and required to complete annual VA security and privacy training with certified proof submitted to the contracting office. The contractor is solely responsible for all costs related to delivery, setup, training, and compliance, and is liable for liquidated damages of $100.00 per day for any data breach involving sensitive information, with remediation required within 15 days. Performance is restricted to the Manchester VA facility, and no foreign performance is permitted without prior VA approval. The award decision was based on a trade-off evaluation prioritizing past performance, veterans’ involvement, and price, with no use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. Funding is tied to Recovery Act resources, though specific accounting codes are not disclosed. The Contract Specialist, Julie Lemire, serves as the point of contact, and all deliverables become U.S. Government property with unlimited rights. No formal contract value is publicly listed, though pricing details are absent from the provided documentation.