6515--NetApp

The Department of Veterans Affairs through the Network Contracting Office 22 is seeking to upgrade the NetApp HCI infrastructure at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System / Tibor Rubin Medical Center in Long Beach, California, under solicitation 36C26226Q0907, a commercial services procurement governed by FAR Part 12. The contract is a firm fixed price, unrestricted competition with a set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and requires full compliance with Buy American provisions and statutory requirements including procurement integrity, kickback prohibitions, and work hours and safety standards. The scope includes furnishing and installing a NetApp Virtual HCI Server alongside Cisco hardware and software components, including UCS servers, Intersight SaaS, and infrastructure services subscriptions, with all deliverables subject to FOB Destination terms and strict packaging and labeling requirements. A key amendment corrected the quantity for line item UCS-DDR5-BLK from 48 to 64 units to align with the Statement of Work, resolving an internal inconsistency in the solicitation. Clarifications were also issued stating that subscription pricing for the Infrastructure Services SaaS/CVA Essentials must reflect only the base year’s annual cost, and that a general Cisco-issued authorized reseller letter is sufficient for OEM authorization, not requiring specific reference to the solicitation number. The designated delivery location has been confirmed as the Long Beach facility, overriding any conflicting references in vendor documentation. All proposals must be submitted by June 25, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time via email to Anette.Doan@va.gov in PDF format not exceeding 10MB, with a maximum of 35 typewritten pages in 12pt Times New Roman. Responses must include the solicitation number, offeror’s UEI, completed SF 1449 with remit information, and explicit agreement to all terms and conditions. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and provide certification of compliance with limitations on subcontracting and SDVOSB status verification through the SBA portal. Technical acceptability and authorized reseller status serve as mandatory pass/fail gates; failure to meet these disqualifies a proposal. Awards will be made to the lowest priced offer that meets all salient characteristics and required documentation, based on a trade-off evaluation that prioritizes full technical compliance over price alone. Invoicing must follow electronic submission protocols via VA’s EIPP system or approved EDI formats