Dell OEM Installation & Configuration

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the 247-NETWORK Contract Office 7 in Augusta, Georgia, is seeking qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) to provide Dell OEM installation and configuration services under solicitation number 36C24726Q0510. This sourcing opportunity, issued on May 6, 2026, with a response deadline of May 11, 2026, is a trade-off acquisition under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, where award will be based on the best value to the government, considering both price and technical acceptability in descending order of importance without the use of weighted scoring or adjectival ratings. The contract is intended to support the activation of research infrastructure through onsite technical engineering services, including configuration of storage arrays and deployment of infrastructure software, performed in eight-hour increments. While no formal Statement of Work or detailed technical specifications are provided in Section C, performance is expected to meet contractual requirements and applicable regulatory standards, including VA Handbook 6500.6 for security compliance and key FAR and VAAR clauses governing contracting practices. All respondents must be certified SDVOSBs with an active UEI and CAGE code registered in SAM, and must submit a single PDF proposal containing a signed SF-1449 with completed blocks, pricing details, technical description, warranty terms, SAM registration details, and past performance information, all emailed to rudy.cortinez@va.gov by the deadline. The solicitation mandates strict compliance with federal acquisition regulations including Buy American provisions, prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment from foreign entities, restrictions on ByteDance applications, whistleblower protections, and service contract labor standards requiring prevailing wage payments. Invoicing must be submitted electronically via VA’s EIPP, Tungsten Network, or X12 EDI systems, with payments processed via EFT to the VA VISN 7 Network Contracting Activity in Augusta. The government reserves full authority for inspection and acceptance based on conformity to contract terms, and while delivery location is defined by the FOB Destination term, no explicit packaging, marking, or inspection site requirements are specified. No contract value or line-item pricing details are populated, and while a $40 million placeholder appears administrative, no confirmed award amount is established. The contracting officer, Rudy A. Cortinez, serves as the sole point of contact, with no identified COTR or COR listed.