DG11--FIBER-BASED TELEVISION SERVICES
ID: 36C24624Q0817Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)HAMPTON, VA, 23667, USA

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

PSC

IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services (DG11)
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    Special Notice: Veterans Affairs, Department of intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Charter Communications Inc. for fiber-based television services at Asheville VAMC, Asheville, NC. The services will be provided to Asheville VAMC Bldg. 47 and the Community Living Center (CLC), Bldg. 62 for a base plus 4 option year contract. The period of performance is from May 27, 2024, to May 26, 2029. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested sources must submit their capability to meet this requirement by May 8, 2024. Contact Zanona Pickett, Contract Specialist, at zanona.pickett@va.gov for inquiries and submittals.

    Point(s) of Contact
    ZANONA PICKETTCONTRACT SPECIALIST
    (757) 728-3116
    ZANONA.PICKETT@VA.GOV
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