5520--Behavioral Health Alarmed Door System | St. Louis VA Medical Center | 08/03/2026 - 11/30/2026

This contract solicitation, numbered 36C25526Q0194, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the Network Contracting Office 15 in Leavenworth, Kansas, seeks the supply, installation, and commissioning of an Alarmed Anti-Barricade/Anti-Ligature Door System at the VA St. Louis Healthcare System’s Jefferson Barracks campus in St. Louis, Missouri. Performance is scheduled across three phases between August 3 and November 30, 2026, with deliveries totaling 35 units—14 in Phase 1, 12 in Phase 2, and 9 in Phase 3. The system must include mortise locksets, aluminum stops, key release mechanisms, integrated alarms, sensors, TCP/IP controllers, battery backups, and annunciation panels, all meeting federal, state, and local regulations including NFPA 101, ADA, VAAR, and FAR requirements. Items must be merchantable, free from defects, and subject to government inspection and acceptance at the delivery site. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price acquisition under SF 1449, with evaluation based primarily on Technical Capability, followed by Past Performance, and then Price, using a trade-off approach to select the vendor offering best value rather than the lowest cost. The acquisition is a total small business set-aside deviation, requiring offerors to self-certify as small businesses under NAICS code 321911 with a 1,000-employee size standard, and to provide a Unique Entity Identifier via SAM. Proposals must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist by May 31, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST, and must include a completed SF 1449, technical description, representations and certifications, and past performance data. Payments will be processed via EFT in compliance with FAR 52.232-33, with invoicing requiring contract number, line item, taxpayer identification number, and EFT details. The contract incorporates critical security provisions from Section 889 of the NDAA, prohibiting the use of covered telecommunications equipment from entities such as Huawei and ZTE, and banning Kaspersky Lab products, while also enforcing OFAC sanctions compliance. The contract further mandates adherence to the Anti-Kickback Act, Procurement Integrity Act, Fly America Act, and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards, and includes