# 656-24-501, Install Remote Generator Annunciators Purchase Order: 656C50104 Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26325r0029 - Solicitation number: 36C26325R0029 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Dax Safety & Staffing Solutions, LLC for $482,359.92 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: Network Contract Office 23 (36C263) - NAICS: 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors - Product or service code: Z1DA Maintenance Of Hospitals And Infirmaries - Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside - Place of performance: Saint Cloud, Minnesota - County: Stearns County (FIPS 27145). https://abierto.us/counties/stearns-county-mn-27145 - City: St. Cloud. https://abierto.us/cities/st-cloud-mn-2756896 - First posted: January 30, 2025 - Last posted: June 27, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/12e8f15042904bd18f443d07d8d36af7/view ## Description The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), St. Cloud Health Care System, St. Cloud, Minnesota intends to issue a request for proposal (RFP) in accordance with the procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 and 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO23) intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract for completion of construction Project Number: 656-24-501 Install Remote Generator Annunciators at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, St. Cloud, MN. Details of all dates, events, and locations, including site visit and bid due date, are available in the solicitation. THIS IS A TOTAL 100% SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET-ASIDE. In accordance with Public Law 109-461 and VAAR 819.7003 (b), offerors must be registered and certified in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) at (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov) as a SDVOSB. Only proposals from verified SDVOSB’s at VetCert database at the time of proposal submission shall be deemed responsive. All non-responsive proposals shall be rejected and ineligible for award. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238210, Electrical Contractors with the applicable small business size standard of $19 million. In accordance with VAAR 819.7003(b), the offerors must represent to the Contracting Officer that it is a small business concern under the NAICS code assigned to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The Contractor for this project shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, and equipment required to install, test, and commission five (5) hard-wired remote generator annunciator panels for emergency generators at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center in accordance with NFPA 99 Subsection 6.7.1.2.7. The contractor is responsible for installing a communication network for each of the five generator panels. The contractor is responsible for procuring and installing the remote generator annunciators. Remote generator annunciators must be suitable for use with the original equipment manufacturer of the emergency generators: CAT EMCP 4 RS-485 or approved equal. Contractor shall be responsible for all cabling, conduit, media converters, fiber-jumpers, and all other materials needed to provide a hardwired signal from the existing generators to the new remote generator annunciator panels. Contractor shall coordinate with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the generators to ensure all communication cabling and connections are in accordance with OEM’s recommendations. Contractor shall label all new cable and existing fiber utilized. All work must be completed in accordance with the specifications, contract drawings, and related attachments. The period of performance for this work is one hundred (100) calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). The SAM Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents. These documents will include complete details of the solicitation and project requirements. Any amendments to the solicitation will be posted at the same location. Interested offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining all proposal documents via Contract Opportunities, and for monitoring the Contract Opportunities website for any changes to this solicitation. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of amendments via Contract Opportunities. An offerors list will not be maintained. Hard copies of any documents regarding this project will not be mailed or made available outside of this web site. All prospective offerors must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and must be registered and active in the SAM database (http://www.sam.gov). All prospective offerors must complete electronic online Representations and Certifications within SAM. The eventual awardee shall also have on file a current Department of Labor VETS4212 Federal Contractor Reporting filing at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 (if applicable). ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Dax Safety & Staffing Solutions, LLC (UEI QCZEMD4LZ9M1) - Contract: 36C26325C0054, definitive contract - Obligated: $482,359.92 - Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 2 offers received - Link: award number 36C26325C0054 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C263 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C26325C0054_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - January 30, 2025: Presolicitation. Notice 6ebd089731764783b55540489ee14518. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6ebd089731764783b55540489ee14518/view - January 30, 2025: Presolicitation. Notice 99b5b1a2f84642e8a06f4aab36cfeebe. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/99b5b1a2f84642e8a06f4aab36cfeebe/view - March 12, 2025: Solicitation, due April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 5a4f8080b3cc4199a7958f5910af36cc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5a4f8080b3cc4199a7958f5910af36cc/view - March 12, 2025: Solicitation, due April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice d3b9fac1551a456699463eee3f0f1d3b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d3b9fac1551a456699463eee3f0f1d3b/view - March 27, 2025: Solicitation, due April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice c16486b2d13e4f33a03e60f89ae95cbb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c16486b2d13e4f33a03e60f89ae95cbb/view - April 4, 2025: Solicitation, due April 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 9ee070e8828a4fbaadcb9465e1ac51d5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9ee070e8828a4fbaadcb9465e1ac51d5/view - April 11, 2025: Solicitation, due April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice f2171eb853e6412ab5d2aa3ae3413074. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f2171eb853e6412ab5d2aa3ae3413074/view - June 27, 2025: Award notice. Notice 12e8f15042904bd18f443d07d8d36af7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/12e8f15042904bd18f443d07d8d36af7/view ## Points of contact - Network Contracting Officer 23 (NCO 23), Kaleb Gleason, Contract Specialist, Kaleb.Gleason@va.gov, 651-293-3044 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26325r0029.