7C20--Data Center and Telecommunications Modernization (VA-26-00039374)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued RFI 36C10B26Q0218 to conduct market research for its Enterprise Data Center and Telecommunications Modernization (EDCTM) effort. The VA seeks industry input on how to define bundled hardware‑and‑service deliverables—covering telecommunications/IT, power, cooling, and facilities/life‑safety infrastructure—so that expectations, acceptance criteria, and quality controls are clear under firm‑fixed‑price line items. Respondents must address standardization across a wide range of existing VA sites (from enterprise data centers to small telecom closets), recommend a procurement and ordering strategy (including use of existing contract vehicles such as GWAC, FSS, SEWP), and propose best practices for scope definition, configuration management, and post‑installation warranty/maintenance. The RFI also requires identification of the respondent’s business size and socioeconomic status, a staffing approach for a nationwide modernization, and a plan to maximize small‑business (including SDVOSB/VOSB) subcontracting, with at least 50 % of costs expended for eligible small‑business personnel where applicable. Hazardous‑material abatement, asbestos removal, and environmental remediation are expressly excluded from scope. This is a new requirement; no solicitation date has been set, and the VA will use the feedback to refine specifications and develop the acquisition strategy.

Notice ID

5ba3d9984be14ad2ac0c48096401fb14

Solicitation Number

36C10B26Q0218

NAICS Code

541519

Classification Code

7C20