SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Direct TV HD satellite signal subscription for Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems Nashville and Murfreesboro Campuses
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24919Q0275
- Response Due
- 5/21/2019
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2019
- Point of Contact
- tara.hammrich@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information Only; it is not a request for quotations or offers. This procurement requirement is to determine whether any small business can provide can provide these services listed below: Network-9 Contracting Office on the behalf of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems, Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has developed this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice to solicit market research information from industry to assist the Government with analysis of a Government requirement and provide commercial insight on performance-based solutions, best practices, possible contractual arrangements, and potential issues. This RFI is to determine the availability of Small Business (preferably Service-Disabled and/or Veteran-Owned Owned) entities within the Nashville and Murfreesboro, TN area. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication that Network-9 Contracting Office (NCO-9) will contract for the items contained in the RFI / Sources Sought Notice. This RFI/Sources Sought Notice is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.201(e), response to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice are strictly voluntary and are consider as information only. The Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice. Responses to this RFI / Sources Sought Notice will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI / Sources Sought Notice do not restrict the Government s acquisition on a future solicitation. Network-9 Contracting Office (NCO-9) and the Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems are conducting market research for a Contractor to provide Direct TV HD satellite signal subscription to the VA owned headend equipment for Institutional/Hospitality television to provide news, information and entertainment for patients at both campuses of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Alvin C. York Campus, 3400 Lebanon Road, Murfreesboro TN 37129 and the Nashville Campus, 1310 24th Avenue, South, Nashville TN 37212. Please review the draft Statement of Work (SOW) provided below before responding to the market research questions as the Government desires that respondents offer their experience and recommendations on the following questions and issues related to this requirement. When addressing these items, respondents should consider the size, scope, and required certifications of the requirement described herein. Vendor must provide documentation from Direct TV that they are an authorized deal for Institutional/Hospitality and Direct TV authorizes third party billing to be considered a valid response. Statement of Work TV Signal Service Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Part 1 General Introduction This requirement is for the continuation of the Direct TV HD satellite signal subscription to the VA owned headend equipment for Institutional/Hospitality television to provide news, information and entertainment for patients at both campuses of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Alvin C. York Campus, 3400 Lebanon Road, Murfreesboro TN 37129 and the Nashville Campus, 1310 24th Avenue, South, Nashville TN 37212. This contract will also provide for Direct TV satellite signaling service for the guests at the Fisher House located on the Murfreesboro Campus. Background York Campus A HD headend system with 32 Direct TV HD receivers has been installed during FY18. Direct Tv provides channel selections from the Entertainment package, the SEC Network, the NFL Network and provides HD access. The Murfreesboro facility has approximately 300 TV s currently on the facilities TV distribution system. Local channels are provided to the facility via an installed free air HD antenna. Fisher House Currently has 14 televisions, each with a Direct TV receiver and connected for the Entertainment Base Package, local channels, the Adventure package and HD access. There is a satellite antenna on the roof of the Fisher House feeding to a TV signal distribution system in the data closet. Nashville Campus Has 2 Direct TV head end systems currently installed, a standard definition system providing TV signal to the remaining CRT TV s (analog) and a HD headend system with 32 Direct TV HD receivers. Direct Tv provides channel selections form the Entertainment package, local channels and HD access. The Nashville facility has approximately 250 TV s currently on the TV distribution system. Scope of Work The contractor will provide Institutional/Hospitality High Definition subscription service compatible with the existing Direct TV satellite receivers, channel selections will be provided from the Direct TV Entertainment Base Package for both facilities and Fisher House. The contractor shall provide local TV channel programming for the Nashville Campus and Fisher House. The SEC Network and NFL Network channels will be provided for Murfreesboro. 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