6525--Carto 3 Mapping System - Iowa City VA Health Care System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 23 under VISN 23, has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for the CARTO 3 Mapping System to the Iowa City VA Health Care System under solicitation number 36C26326Q0595. The procurement was conducted as a sole-source action under FAR 12.4 due to the presence of only one responsible source, with the North American Industry Classification System code 334510 applied. Delivery is required at the Iowa City VA Health Care System location at 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA, with FOB destination terms meaning risk of loss transfers to the government upon delivery. The period of performance is 120 days after receipt of order, and the system must be installed and supported on-site. The contract is governed by FAR and VAAR clauses, including 52.212-4 for commercial items, 52.240-91 for security prohibitions, and agency-specific clauses related to payment, delivery, and packing. All invoices must be submitted electronically via the VA’s Tungsten Network system using X12 EDI or the portal, with no paper submissions accepted except under rare exceptions. Payment is processed through Electronic Funds Transfer via the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas. The contract includes requirements for tamper-evident packaging, chain-of-custody documentation, and compliance with NTIA Software Bill of Materials standards, as well as FIPS 140-2 validation for cryptographic modules. The contractor must provide a valid Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, and all representations required under FAR 52.212-3 must be completed, though no offeror submissions are documented within the materials provided. Deviations from standard FAR clauses apply to multiple sections, including reporting executive compensation, small business representation, and labor standards. The evaluation was based on price alone, with the government determining that the single offer was most advantageous. The contracting officer, Dennis Salmonsen, is the point of contact, and while a contracting officer’s representative or technical representative is referenced in compliance clauses, no specific individual has been identified. No pricing data, line item details, or contract value figures were populated, though the action exceeds $25,000 and includes required certifications such as Buy American compliance via Attachment 1. Technical and past performance were mentioned as potential considerations but were not weighted, and no option clauses