6930--NEW > $500K | Education NEO Audio-Visual system, |

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Network Contracting Office 21 in Fresno, California, has awarded a sole-source delivery order under the SEWP contract NNG15SD26B to Thundercat Technology LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, for the turnkey replacement of audio-visual systems in seven classrooms at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contract, valued at $583,459.55, is a firm-fixed-price agreement with a one-year performance period and was justified under FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B) due to the incumbent contractor’s proprietary integration capabilities, including specialized programming with existing AppSpace/Brightsign digital signage and emergency notification systems that are unique to Thundercat’s technology and cannot be replicated without significant disruption or cost. The award aligns with the Veterans First Contracting Program under 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c), reinforcing the agency’s priority to support SDVOSBs. The work involves complete removal of outdated equipment and installation of new integrated A/V systems with full interoperability requirements, with final acceptance to occur on-site at the Las Vegas facility. No competitive bidding process was conducted, and the contract does not include option periods, detailed line-item pricing, or specified inspection criteria beyond compliance with proprietary system integration. The contracting officer, Mathew Czeshinski, is the primary point of contact, and while subcontracting and reporting obligations are triggered by the SDVOSB status, no COR, COTR, payment office, invoicing method, or packaging specifications are listed. The sole referenced attachment, identified as P03 JOFOC AV equipment_Redacted, contains unprovided technical details essential to the scope, and no formal evaluation factors, clause listings, or special requirements beyond the sole-source justification are disclosed in the available documentation.