Solicitation for DIRECTV satellite TV services at Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Services include new system installation, monthly programming, and all required equipment. The contract period includes a base year and four option years. Questions are due by July 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM local time. Invoices must be submitted electronically via Tungsten Network. Contractor personnel must adhere to all VA facility policies, including drug-free and smoke-free environments. Background checks and identification cards are required for personnel. The VA will own all equipment. Credits will be granted for service interruptions exceeding eight continuous hours.
The contract period includes a base year from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027, with four option years extending to July 31, 2031.
Payments will be made in arrears upon receipt of a properly prepared invoice. Invoices must be submitted monthly via Tungsten Network. Payments shall be made in arrears upon receipt of a properly prepared invoice.
Contractor personnel must undergo background investigations commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level of the work. Contractor personnel assigned to work for or on behalf of VA must undergo a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level designation associated with the work to be performed at the level indicated in the contract.
Failure to comply with facility requirements may be considered a material breach of contract and a violation of federal law. Violations of VA regulations may result in citation answerable in the United States federal district court, not a local district, state, or municipal court.
Access to the headend equipment location is available only with VA staff accompaniment. The contractor can access the equipment for inspection or service if deemed necessary by the zablocki VAMC and accompanied by zablocki VAMC staff to gain access to the head end TV system.
Questions must be submitted via email no later than Friday, July 17, at 11:00 AM local time. any question and answer requests must be submitted in a written form via email to the contracting officer ***@***. *. * no later than friday july 17, at 11:00 am local time.
Failure to comply with contract terms, including facility requirements or prohibitions on certain technologies, may lead to contract cancellation, termination, or suspension, and ineligibility for future government contracts. in the event of the contractors or a subcontractors noncompliance with this clause, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and the contractor or subcontractor may be declared ineligible for further government contracts.
