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DG11--JB Satellite Television Services Base plus 4 Option Years
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Amendment 0001 to solicitation 36C25226Q0397 seeks commercial satellite television services under a Firm Fixed Price contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically through the Great Lakes Acquisition Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The requirement is for DirecTV satellite television service at three VA facilities in Chicago: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Auburn Gresham CBOC, and Lakeside CBOC, with service to be provided for a base year from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2027, and four optional one-year extension periods through May 31, 2031. The contractor must deliver, install, and maintain uninterrupted television signals including major broadcast networks, CNN, ESPN, local Chicago channels, and VA Health programming, with semi-annual site visits to ensure signal quality and system functionality. Pricing references a $12.00 per month unit rate for DirecTV programming but lacks quantified totals for users, systems, or extended option pricing, rendering the total contract value unspecified. The solicitation incorporates multiple FAR clauses including 52.212-4 for commercial item terms, 52.222-50 Alternate I for combating trafficking in persons, 52.204-30 Alternate I prohibiting certain telecommunications equipment, and 52.225-1, -3, and -5 enforcing Buy American and trade agreement compliance, alongside VA-specific clauses on information technology security. Subcontracting requirements mandate small business utilization under 52.219-8 and flow-down of critical security and labor provisions, including service contract labor standards and prohibitions against Kaspersky, Huawei, ZTE, TikTok, and other covered entities. Offerors must demonstrate technical capability and past performance through experience narratives, comply with federal records and privacy laws, and submit electronic proposals via email to Richard Ruffin at va.gov, with a strict 7 MB size limit per attachment. Evaluation will follow a trade-off methodology, not LPTA, awarding the proposal deemed most advantageous based on technical merit, experience, and price, with payment processed electronically through the Tungsten Network by the Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center. All submissions require completion of SF 1449, UEI and CAGE code disclosures, socioeconomic status certifications, and affirmation of compliance with trafficking, cybersecurity, and supply chain prohibitions.
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