NOTICE OF AWARD. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSALS.
On September 27, 2026, in response to the requirements of Solicitation 75N98026Q01006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) awarded a Purchase Order No. 75N98026P01836 toCore-1 IT Solutions, Inc. to acquire data relocation and decommission services. An award shall be made on a firm-fixed basis. Funding in the amount of $115,714.00 shall be obligated to fully fund this award.
This requirement is an urgent single source, commercial service procurement and will be sole sourced to Unify/MCS. The
resulting firm fixed price contract award will be to one large business contractor.
It was determined due to the level information of the requirement, MCS of Tampa system software maintenance patches, and
ability to perform remote diagnostics and corrective maintenance, the procurement would be limited to be solicited via sole source
methods to MSC of Tampa. MCS of Tampa is the only source that can provide the requirement and is certified by the Department of the Air Force to have command post system maintenance, components, and equipment.
The 509th Bomb Wing requires,support/parts replacement for the console the Command Post utilizes on a daily basis for all
notifications.Equipment serves as the Command Post's primary telephone system with conferencing and radio capabilities.
The Contractor will provide a full/unlimited one-year warranty for all hardware/software, materials, and workmanship related to
command post communications system maintenance. The warranty will include emergency technical assistance as required, including 24/7 remote dial-in and on-site responses, as appropriate, for system failures. If a catastrophic failure occurs, the Contractor will perform a service call.The Contractor will provide a full/unlimited one-year warranty for all hardware/software, materials, and workmanship related to command post communications system maintenance. In support of the maintenance and services described above, the Contractor will provide the following annual warranties/services:
1)Audiocodes : Mediant 800B with 2 E1/T1 voice interfaces and 4 8)OpenScape Desk: Phone IP 35G HFA txt black
Active/Standby GE LAN ports. software Support.
2)AudiocodesMediant 800B 4 FXS voice int 2 Active/Standby GE LAN 9)SSP 1Y for openscape Xpert V7 advanced client
ports/V.150 functionality License
3)Controller Positions - Primary CP 10)iNem soft Radio Interface Support
4)Shuttle Fanless Slim PC 11)ASC Voice Recorder support
5)Teguar Touch Screen Monitor with Display Port/USB for the Shuttle PC 12)MCS help desk remote and onsite support labor
6)Handset 6-wire PTT
7)Tripp Lite UPS 1500VA 940W Battery Back Up Tower AVR 120V RJ45
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Networking Contracting Office (NCO 01) located in Providence, RI intends to enter into a sole source procurement, pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with SIGNET Electronic Systems, LLC for the following requirement:
Performance Work Statement
Nurse Call Systems Maintenance
Summary/Requirements:
The contractor shall provide preventative and corrective maintenance on the nurse call systems installed at the Providence VA Medical Center in the following locations:
Building 1/Area
Responder Version
ED
Responder 4
OR/Clean Core/PACU
Responder 4
Hemo/ICU
Responder 5
3B
Responder 5
4A
Responder 5K
4B
Responder 5
5B
Responder 5
6A
Responder 5
6B
Responder 5
B-39
Responder 5
MRI Addition (In Construction)
Responder 5
The scope of service provided is as follows:
The contractor shall provide next business day service. Labor, mileage, and trip charges shall be included.
The contractor shall perform a biannual functional assessment of each system outlined above and shall provide a report outlining the satisfactory/unsatisfactory test status of each system and end device. A follow-on plan with associated proposal for parts necessary to return the system to fully satisfactory condition shall be provided to the customer. Labor, mileage, and trip charges associated with the above outlined repairs will be included in the service contract.
Base year will include the upgrade of the ED and OR/Clean Core/PACU Responder 4 systems to Responder 5K to allow the systems to be fully supported into the future. This process includes all labor, materials, programming and engineering by the contractor to satisfy this requirement.
Base year will include the addition of nurse call components necessary to bring rooms 460, 469, and 485 into clinical compliance for nurse call. This process includes all labor, materials, programming and engineering by the contractor to satisfy this requirement.
The contractor shall provide an electronic service report for all preventative and repair work whether scheduled service or call-in repair work within 24 hours of the completion of the work order.
Qualifications of Contractors
The contractor shall be within 60 miles of the Providence VA Medical Center.
The contractor shall be factory authorized and entitled to supply, install, and service the Rauland Responder 4, 4K, 5, and 5K nurse call systems and have full factory warranty privileges.
Place of Performance
VAMC Providence
830 Chalkstone Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
Period of Performance
The contract period of performance is one-year base period plus four one-year option periods.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 541513.
SIGNET Electronic Systems, LLC is the only authorized Rauland Responder Nurse Call distributor that can supply, install, service, and has full warranty privileges in the New England region. SIGNET is authorized to supply, install, and service the Rauland Responder 4, 4K, 5, and 5K nurse call systems and have full factory warranty privileges.
This notice of intent is not a solicitation nor is it a request for proposal. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide the requested services, in writing by Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 12PM EST. Responses should be sent to Rosangela Pereira at [email protected]. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. A determination not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.