Z2DA--590-24-115 Public Address System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, Virginia, has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract under solicitation 36C24626B0008 for the installation of a Public Address System at the Hampton VA Medical Center. The contract, valued at $1,650,000.70, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside, requiring the prime contractor to be certified as an SDVOSB in the SBA database at both offer and award, with strict limitations on subcontracting: no more than 50% of the contract value may be paid to non-SDVOSB subcontractors for service contracts, and cost of materials is excluded from these calculations. The scope includes the full installation, testing, commissioning, and documentation of a Valcom IP600-based public address system, with deliverables such as record wiring diagrams, exploded parts lists, operation and maintenance manuals, and test certifications due within five business days after final acceptance. Performance is on-site at the Hampton facility, with inspections conducted at the destination by Government representatives, and compliance mandated with ASTM, NFPA, OSHA, UL, and NRTL standards, along with FAR and VAAR clauses governing construction inspections, warranties, payment, and safety. All technical work must adhere to packaging and labeling requirements, including manufacturer-sealed packaging, permanent high-contrast labels with manufacturer name, type, color, run number, and date, and full compliance with ANSI/EIA/TIA-606-A for cable identification. Personnel must hold PIV-I badges, complete 10-hour OSHA training, and superintendents must complete 30-hour OSHA training, in addition to mandatory Integrity and Compliance Awareness Training. Security protocols require FIPS 140-2 encryption for all sensitive VA information and annual Contractor Security Control Assessments, with strict handling of protected health information per 38 U.S.C. §§ 5705 and 7332. The contract was awarded on March 13, 2026, following a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation process in which price was the sole selection factor, with technical acceptability meeting minimum eligibility thresholds, including a clean OSHA/EPA violation record over the past five years. Proposal submissions were required electronically via email in searchable PDF format under 5MB, with larger files submitted via VA FTP, and all submissions had to be received by March 27