# Battle Creek Patient Television

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25024q0227

- Solicitation number: 36C25024Q0227
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to BMK Ventures, Inc. for $27,300.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250)
- NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Product or service code: 7G22 Hardware and software for dedicated satellite and RF (microwave) communications equipment carrying data network circuits, and associated access facilities. Radio and TV signal generation, broadcast, and distribution components, handheld 2-way radio, and other RF communications systems.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Battle Creek
- County: Grant County (FIPS 18053). https://abierto.us/counties/grant-county-in-18053
- First posted: January 8, 2024
- Last posted: March 5, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7ebc5735f3004c5284084a995bf2584e/view

## Description

Please see Q&A responses below. Attachments are are channel list, photos of head end equipment, dish location and campus cabling diagram. 1.          Can you tell me who the incumbent is? Previous award information can be found here https://sam.gov/opp/00235954fc4c064d9f0561255603df49/view 2.          The hospital is list as 276 beds, is that currently what you are priced at? To go to 175 a reduction would have to be done with DirecTV and its hard to accomplish.

It took me 9 months to complete one here in Garland Tx. We are currently priced at 175. 3.          Is your cabling infrastructure COAX and is operational? Current cable is COAX and is operational. 4.          Your C.A.R.E. channel is it locally managed or is it part of the Get-well network that some VA medical center use? C.A.R.E. channel is locally managed. 5.          Is your head end unit a COM3000, 2000, or a DRE system?

It is a standard head end unit 6.          Why do you have 2 DirecTV satellites? Or do you mean you have 1 DirecTV satellite and 1 VA Knowledge satellite? We have 1Direct TV and 1 VA Knowledge satellites 7.          Would it be possible to arrange for a No Cost Onsite Visit to assess the technical aspects of this DIRECTV installation? A site visit is available, date is still TBD.

Please email tiera.sims@va.gov if you are interested in attending.  8.          Equipment list of existing system components. No list of equipment, can supply pictures of the head end unit 9.          Rough age estimate of the equipment on site. Equipment is roughly 5-7 years old 10.        What is the wiring diagram? See attached

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Hib Technical Installation Services Inc. (UEI K1PCFQAJED23)
- Contract: 36C25024C0072, definitive contract
- Obligated: $81,900.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C25024C0072 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C250 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25024C0072_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: BMK Ventures, Inc. (UEI RTJMLRDU3KK8)
- Contract: 36C25024P0651, purchase order
- Obligated: $3,965.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C25024Q0227 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C250 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25024P0651_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 8, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due January 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 61ebedd3f5074020aab57f31f61eed18. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/61ebedd3f5074020aab57f31f61eed18/view
- January 23, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice b1781d4da70e4bfe9badd5a0de995715. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b1781d4da70e4bfe9badd5a0de995715/view
- January 31, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due February 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 7024ad1c839f46b6b2d284fb5d75c598. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7024ad1c839f46b6b2d284fb5d75c598/view
- March 5, 2024: Award notice. Notice 7ebc5735f3004c5284084a995bf2584e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7ebc5735f3004c5284084a995bf2584e/view

## Points of contact

- Tiera Sims, Contract Specialist, tiera.sims@va.gov, 216-447-8300

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