The Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System will be soliciting for a contractor to provide all tools, materials, labor, management and will coordinate with a VA Office of Information Technology representative to secure IT closets. The Contractor will install hard ceilings with PVC elbows for future wiring and install and secure return air grill for heat dissipation, installing new secured pin door hinges, constructing walls, installing doors, metal door jambs, custom install latch locks, equipment racks, door sweeps, expanded metal, and possible relocation of IT closet components, disconnect/reconnect and test. Second the contractor shall replace the current (Non-PIV) compatible WINPAK Physical Access System with Hirsch Electronics" Velocity System which is PIV compatible and meets nationally mandated access control measures into sensitive or restricted areas. Third, the contractor shall be required to expand PIV compatible Hirsch system. Fourth the contractor shall replace current uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units with new UPSs". Finally, furnish and install network switches on the fiber optic LAN for the security camera system in secure closets housing the IT equipment.

Work locations: John L. McClellan Medical Center
4300 West 7th Street
Little Rock, AR 72205

Eugene J. Towbin Medical Center
2200 Fort Roots Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72214

The dollar magnitude is between $1,000,000.00 to 2,000,000.00.

The NAICS is 236220 applies and size standard is $33.5 Million. This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. Only verified SDVOSB firms are eligible to submit an offer or receive an award of a VA contract that is set-aside for SDVOSB in accordance with VAAR Part 819. A non-verified vendor that submits a bid or proposal will be rejected as non-responsive. To be eligible for award the SDVOSB must be considered small under the relevant NAICS code and must be registered and verified in the following websites: Those desiring to receive an award from this solicitation must be registered at www.vetbiz.gov. Companies must have the Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE) seal on their registration to be considered for an award: the VIP database will be checked both upon receipt of an offer and prior to award; www.ccr.gov;www.orca.bpn.gov; www.cpscontractor.nih.gov and www.vets100.vets.dol.gov/.

You must register as "Interested Vendor" at the fedbizopps website for solicitation. In order to receive e-mail notification of amendments, you must register in www.fedbizopps.gov "To Receive Notification" for amendments. Amendments to this solicitation will not be mailed, but will be posted at the fedbizopps website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining solicitation from Fedbizopps and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation. Contracting Specialist is Brad Martin. Point of contact for this solicitation is Brad Martin, email [email protected]. Telephone requests will NOT be accepted. Anticipated issue date is on or about May 25, 2012.