D--Cable TV and Internet Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan Puerto Rico Medical Center, has a requirement to provide continuous, uninterrupted (twenty four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week) monthly basic Cable TV services for approximately 800 TVs installed throughout the VACHS system and Internet Services connection that meets or exceeds 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) throughout the VACHS as well. The contract place of performance will take place in the following address: VA Caribbean Healthcare System San Juan Medical Center 10 Casia Street San Juan, PR 00921 This procurement will be set aside using a Cascading Set-Aside Procedure. The Government will award at the highest possible tier where adequate competition exists. The tiers will be as follows: 1st Tier: SDVOSB 2nd Tier: VOSB 3rd Tier: SBA Certified Small Disadvantaged Businesses: certified 8(a) small business program, certified HUBZone small business program, certified small disadvantaged businesses, women owned small businesses and economically disadvantaged women owned small business concerns. 4th Tier: All Other Small Businesses Adequate competition exists if; (1) proposals are received from at least two responsible offerors; (2) each of whom can satisfy the contract's requirements independently; (3) both contend for a contract which will be won by the offeror who submits the best value offer in accordance to the Tradeoff processes and requirements of this solicitation and; (4) price is reasonable. If adequate competition is not met, competition will proceed to the next lower tier. If possible and requirements are met, offers will be cascaded down to the next level. The process through the tiers will be executed as needed. This procurement will be performed in accordance with FAR part 12 "Acquisition of Commercial Items" and the Source Selection Process will be the Tradeoff process as established in FAR part 15 "Contracting by Negotiation". The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 517110 "Wired Telecommunications Carriers" and its size standard is 1,500 employees. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Once the solicitation is posted, offerors are advised that they are responsible to review and monitor the solicitation in the Federal Business Opportunity website frequently to ensure that they have the most up to date information about this acquisition. All responses to written questions, which may affect offers, will be incorporated into a written amendment to the solicitation. Offerors are reminded that in order to be eligible for an award, they shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting. RFP packages shall not be faxed by the offerors. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT May 17th, 2013 with a due date of May 31st, 2013 by 12:00 pm, Atlantic Standard Time. Copies of the solicitation may be obtained at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities System website https://www.fbo.gov . This solicitation will be available in electronic format ONLY. Dissemination is limited to electronic medium and the VA WILL NOT PROVIDE HARD COPIES. Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments. Questions shall be submitted IN WRITING at the following e-mail address contact@example.gov. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE HONORED. In all requests, you must include solicitation number, title, your company name, phone and fax number, and the primary point of contact. Solicitation package will include due date and time for submitting questions.