Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Operations Service (93A), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington,, DC 20420

58 -- REPLACEMENT TELEPHONE SYSTEM DUE 022396 POC Contracting Officer, Deborah M. Martinez, (301)427-3958 The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing a sources sought notice regarding a proposed procurement for a Replacement Telephone System at the VA Medical Center (VAMC), Lexington, KY. The VAMC Lexington, KY is a two division facility, Leestown Division and Cooper Drive Division. Two telephone switches (EPABX's) would be required; one for each division. The switch capacities are as follows: Leestown Division - Equipped 1966, Wired 2457, Projected Maximum Growth 3071; Cooper Drive Division - Equipped 2170, Wired 2712, Projected Maximum Growth 3390. This procurement would include furnishing and installing public address systems, fiber optic and copper cable distribution systems. After cut-over and acceptance, there would be a minimum one year warranty period and nine (9) one year options for maintenance services. The Davis Bacon Act, Service Contract Act and Miller Act would be applicable to this procurement. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code which would be assigned to this procurement is 1731. This notice is issued to develop a listing of Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) firms for this procurement. Only SBA 8(a) firms holding SIC Code 1731 are to respond to this notice. SBA 8(a) firms are requested to provide two capability statements. The technical capability statement will include firm experience with projects of this size and scope to include identification of telephone switch equipment experience and knowledge and experience of key personnel. Firms are to provide a list of telephone equipment installations indicating size and scope for contracts awarded within the last three (3) years. Financial capability statements will include the ability to finance a project of this size and scope and the ability to acquire a bid bond for this procurement. Financial capability staements will include a list of all contracts awarded within the last three (3) years in which the SBA 8(a) firm was a prime contractor. Capability statements are to be sent to Deborah Martinez, Department of Veterans Affairs, Metro Plaza II, Suite 850, 8403 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910 by February 23, 1996. Facsimile requests are not acceptable. (0036)

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