7G22--ECO-OEM Satellite Telephone Hardware Package 3 | New Requirement

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Satellite Telephone Hardware Package, Request for Information (RFI). This is a RFI only issued for conducting market research. Accordingly, this RFI constitutes neither a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), nor a guarantee that one will be issued by the Government in the future; furthermore, it does not commit the Government to contract for any services described herein. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not, at this time, seeking proposals or quotes, and therefore, will not accept, review, or evaluate unsolicited proposals or quotes received in response hereto. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted because of this request. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred for responses to this RFI. The information provided may be used by VA in developing its acquisition strategy and Product Description (PD). Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary; however, any information received shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the respondent. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Product information, brochures, part numbers, and/or other description information may be included with the submission. VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the RFI respondent, or to contact the RFI respondent for clarification of any information submitted as part of the response. Requirement: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Office of Emergency Management (OEM) requires brand name or equal overpacked Satellite Telephone Hardware package/kit. See the attached Draft Product Description (PD) for all specifications for this effort. RFI Submission Instructions: If your company is capable of providing the aforementioned hardware packages, please submit a Vendor Capabilities Statement, limited to five pages for your company, to include a cover page which indicates your company s full name, points of contact and your size standard for NAICS 517410. All interested parties who can supply all the specifications shall respond no later than 5:00 PM CST on August 13, 2024, via email to Gretchen.songer@va.gov.