DJ10--Firewall Services for Patient WiFi Base + 4 Options

This contract, solicited under number 36C25926Q0470, is a combined solicitation for firewall services to support Patient WiFi at the Sheridan VA Medical Center in Wyoming, exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 541513 with a $37 million size standard. The base performance period begins May 29, 2026, and runs for one year, with four successive one-year option periods extending the potential contract duration to five years. The contractor must install, program, license, and maintain one firewall appliance per building across six facilities, supporting up to 1,000 users per location, while ensuring 24/7 remote support with a four-hour response time (or by Monday morning for failures occurring after 1 PM Friday), ongoing software updates, and daily reporting on network activity including blocked botnet sites, domains, and applications. All services must be performed on-site at the Sheridan VAHCS location, and compliance with VA-specific regulatory clauses is mandatory, including the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting, which requires the prime contractor to perform at least 85% of the work if awarded as an SDVOSB. The award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, where price is evaluated first for reasonableness and funding alignment, followed by a pass/fail technical assessment against the Statement of Work, and mandatory compliance with the subcontracting certificate—failure on any of these fronts results in disqualification. Offerors must submit three volumes via email only: Price Schedule, Technical Capability response, and the completed VA subcontracting certificate; submissions must not exceed four MB and must be received by 5:00 PM Mountain Time on May 20, 2026. Security requirements include adherence to 52.240-91, 52.240-92, and 52.240-93 for safeguarding federal information systems, and the contractor must comply with labor standards such as Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave, E-Verify for employment eligibility, and anti-trafficking policies. Environmental compliance mandates the use of sustainable products, and all offerors must maintain an active UEI in SAM.gov and verify SDVOSB status through the SBA database. The contract incorporates multiple FAR and VAAR clauses