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Vocera Communication Support Services - Cincinnati, Dayton, Chillicothe, Columbus VAMCs

Federal · Department of Veterans AffairsDue Friday, October 23, 2026
Client
Department of Veterans Affairs
RFP Number
—
Posted
10/10/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
—
NAICS
541519
Set-aside
small business, please provide the following: Please provide your company name, address, UEI and primary point of contact information. SBA Certifications, if any regarding the socio-economic status of your company including, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB,
Contact
Kevin Cytraus

Description

AI Generated

The Network Contracting Office 10 requires Vocera Communication Support Services for the Cincinnati, Dayton, Chillicothe, and Columbus VA Medical Centers in Ohio. The draft scope covers Vocera Premier Support and Enterprise Licenses, which include software upgrades, maintenance, labor, and 24/7 phone support to maintain the Vocera paging system. The proposed contract term spans a base period plus four one-year ordering periods. This notice is a sources sought for market research and planning purposes only, and businesses of all sizes under NAICS code 541519 are eligible to respond. Interested vendors must email a detailed capability statement and answers to the industry questions to Contract Specialist Kevin Cytraus at [email protected] by October 23, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST. Submissions must address business size, SBA certifications, authorized Vocera channel partner status, 24/7 phone support capabilities, and typical service approaches without including pricing information.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from 36C25027Q0027.docx. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 is issuing a Sources Sought notice to identify capable vendors for Vocera Communication Support Services. Services will support Cincinnati, Dayton, Chillicothe, and Columbus VA Medical Centers. Interested vendors of all sizes are requested to submit capability statements and answer market research questions.

Issued by
Department of Veterans Affairs
Responses due
10-23-2026 12:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
How to submit
Email
Submission details
Submit detailed capability statement and answers to industry questions in an electronic format by email to Contract Specialist Kevin Cytraus.
Contract term
Base + 4 (4-year) Ordering Periods
Place of performance
VA Medical Facilities within OH (Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Columbus, Dayton)

Scope of work

  • Vocera Premier Support full-service support services
  • Vocera Enterprise Licenses
  • Vocera software upgrades
  • Vocera paging system maintenance
  • Labor
  • 24/7 phone support

Minimum qualifications

  • Authorized Vocera (Stryker Corporation) Channel Partner / Authorized Reseller
  • Capability to provide 24 hour / 7 days per week phone support coverage

Documents to include with the bid

  • Capability statement
  • Answers to questions for industry
  • Proof of Vocera Partnership authorization

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
36C25027Q0027
Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Buying office
250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250)
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 9, 2026
NAICS
541519 · Other Computer Related Services
Product/service code
DA10
Contracting contact
Kevin Cytraus, Contracting Officer
Kevin.Cytraus@VA.gov
513-559-3720
Read the official notice description

The Network Contracting Office (NCO-10) is seeking vendors to perform the following services, Vocera Communication Support Services, to Cincinnati, Dayton, Chillicothe, and Columbus VA Medical Centers. This is a Sources Sought to seek capable sources and request industry feedback ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Interested parties are asked to answer questions below AND submit capability statement that clearly and convincingly identifies their ability to fulfill the requirements. Detailed capabilities statement and answers to questions below must be submitted by email to Contract Specialist Kevin Cytraus at [email protected] in an electronic format, no later than 1200 EST 12:00 PM EST | October 23, 2026. As part of market research, this Sources Sought is to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. Industry feedback to the information below is requested to ensure the VA has not created a defacto sole source requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. DRAFT SCOPE  Cincinnati, Dayton, Chillicothe, and Columbus VAMCs have a continued need for the utilization of Vocera Premier Support a comprehensive suite of full-service support services. The products, Vocera Enterprise Licenses, and Vocera Premier Support includes all Vocera software upgrades, maintenance, labor, and phone support, to maintain the operation of the Vocera paging system.  We are proposing a Base + 4 (4-year) Ordering Periods contract for this requirement. QUESTIONS FOR INDUSTRY Question #1: Response, are you interested in providing a quote for this requirement? Yes / No (choose one) Question #2: Response: If your firm is a small business, please provide the following: Please provide your company name, address, UEI and primary point of contact information. SBA Certifications, if any regarding the socio-economic status of your company including, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUB, 8A, Small Business, etc. Question #3: Are you currently an authorized Vocera (Stryker Corporation) Channel Partner / Authorized Reseller? Are you able to provide proof of Vocera Partnership authorization? Question #4: Are you currently capable of providing 24 hour / 7 days per week phone support coverage? Question #5: Please describe your firm s typical approach to performing the requested support services. As part of your capability statement, you may include information on what portions of the work your firm normally performs in-house versus what portions are commonly subcontracted. This information is for market-research purposes only and will help the Government understand industry practices and self-performance capabilities. CAPABILITY STATEMENT Please provide your capability statement, which adequately supports this requirement. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is NAICS 541519: Other Computer Related Services Size Standard of $34.0 Million Dollars. The Product Service Code is DA10: IT and Telecom Business/Application/Application Development Software as a Service. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement and answer questions above. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of market research. No Request for Proposal (RFP), Quote (RFQ), or Invitation for Bid (IFB) exists. Responses to this Sources Sought are not quotes, proposals, or bids on which the VA can issue any contract. This Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute an RFP, RFQ or IFB. The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. The VA will not pay for information received in response to this Notice. Do not submit pricing information in response to this Notice.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Other Computer Related Services). This is not this requirement's award history.

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Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 541519, since Oct 1, 2024

4,109 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. V3GATE, LLC$1.0B
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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