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Erie VAMC Phone Answering Services
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This solicitation for phone answering services at the Erie VA Medical Center is issued as a combined synopsis and solicitation under FAR Part 12, specifically targeting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and structured as a firm-fixed-price contract with a six-month base period followed by three one-year option periods, extending potential performance through March 31, 2030. The work requires 24/7 coverage of phone services at the Erie, Pennsylvania facility, with performance beginning on October 1, 2026. Offerors must submit a technical proposal not exceeding 20 pages, including three past performance examples, a signed Letter of Support Certification, and technical specifications in PDF format, all sent electronically to the designated point of contact by the June 18, 2026 deadline. The contract incorporates numerous federal and VA-specific clauses covering government property management, personnel vetting and credentialing, electronic invoicing through the VA’s EIPP system, compliance with Executive Order 13899, and stringent data security and privacy protections consistent with VA Handbook 6500.1 and Title 38 U.S.C. provisions. Contractors are subject to background investigations for personnel, with performance contingent upon SIC clearance, and must ensure no more than 50% of service costs are subcontracted to non-SDVOSB entities. Evaluation will focus on technical capability, past performance, and price realism in a best-value determination under FAR 12.203(c)(2), not a lowest-price technically acceptable approach. Invoices must be submitted electronically via EIPP, and all payments will be made through EFT using SAM-registered data. Compliance is mandatory with DEI non-discrimination standards, security prohibitions, FASCSA restrictions, and prohibitions on transactions with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Contracting Officer retains sole discretion to exercise options, and non-compliance may lead to negative CPARS evaluations or contract termination.
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Place of Performance
Erie, PA, 16504, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 36C24427Q0001 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for phone answering services at the Erie VAMC.
This acquisition is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.
CLINs can be found in the RFQ attachment. The proposed contract will be firm-fixed price for a base of 6-months and three (3) 1-year option periods.
Phone Answering Services at the Erie VAMC with expected contract start of 10/01/2026.
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