D--ACTIVATION - Cellular Distribution Antenna System (DAS) expansion - Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center (RMRVAMC) - 554

Added:Sep 05, 2019 8:58 pm REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSISThe Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support this requirement for Distribution Antenna System (DAS) Expansion Services for the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Replacement Facility located at 1700 N. Wheeling Street, Aurora, CO 80045. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 517312.This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a solicitation. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any

information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Contractor shall provide all labor, parts, supplies and equipment necessary to perform Distribution Antenna System (DAS) Expansion Services. Services shall include but are not limited to: Design and Performance, RF and Civil Design, WSP Carrier Coordination, Conduit/Vertical Pathways, System Installation, Commissioning and Testing. The goal of this project is to expand cellular DAS coverage into the parking visitor south (PVS), Parking Visitor North (PVN), and Parking Staff North (PSN). Coverage levels will be -85dBM RSRP (LTE), -93 RSSI (paging), with over 95% of floor coverage in the area. The predicted signal levels are determined by the results of modeling the site in iBwave which is the standard in building RF Planning tool. Subsequent tuning of the model will be completed through CW test verification. The system shall be expanded by remotes groups being added to existing zones. The proposed system is expected to consist of 5 remote groups (1 in PVS, 2 in PVN, PSN). The configuration of the remotes will be finalized with the wireless service providers (WSP), and the power sharing allocations will be the same as in the original designed. VA will provide the original power allocations. The original design will be provided. WSPs include Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Spirit.BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Pamela Barnes, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 or via e-mail at Pamela.Barnes@va.gov and NCO19Services1@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address, and state the company s business size status and should address this specific requirement, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staffcapability. Please be as thorough as possible in your submission. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged.