AJ12--Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source Research Equip - Critical Component Interface for System Controller - PHILA
| Agency: | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF |
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| State: | Federal |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Posted Date: | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Solicitation No: | 36C24E26Q0096 |
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| Bid Documents: | Please Login to View Page |
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Notice ID
36C24E26Q0096
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office
RPO EAST (36C24E)
General Information
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Description
Contact Information
History
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Aug 18, 2026 10:16 am MDT
- Original Response Date: Aug 24, 2026 02:00 pm MDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 23, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AJ12 - GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH
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NAICS Code:
- 423430 - Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
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Place of Performance:
Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis for Avidity Science Component Interface consisting of:
- Serial to Ethernet Converter for connection of Automated Watering System Controller (AWSC) and Environmental Sentry Panel (ESP) to the Customer Provided Watchdog EX Local machine.
- Watchdog EX® Local Software To be installed on customer's physical system server
- Watchdog EX® Bridge Software To be hosted on customer's physical system.
- Watchdog EXTM Local On-Boarding Assistance consisting of:
On-Boarding Assistance Consultative Approach - multiple touch points with customer after receipt of order and prior to migration to Watchdog EX to provide the following:
Verification of customer current configuration and provide opportunity to make any changes necessary in advance of final creation of the system configuration
Pre-populate most used notification and monitoring templates
Assurance for proper notifications to be in place at the end of Day 1 of start-up
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Monday, August 24 2026, 2:00 PM, MT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service meets the requirement may be sent to Robert.Dobson1@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government
- Serial to Ethernet Converter for connection of Automated Watering System Controller (AWSC) and Environmental Sentry Panel (ESP) to the Customer Provided Watchdog EX Local machine.
- Watchdog EX® Local Software To be installed on customer's physical system server
- Watchdog EX® Bridge Software To be hosted on customer's physical system.
- Watchdog EXTM Local On-Boarding Assistance consisting of:
On-Boarding Assistance Consultative Approach - multiple touch points with customer after receipt of order and prior to migration to Watchdog EX to provide the following:
Verification of customer current configuration and provide opportunity to make any changes necessary in advance of final creation of the system configuration
Pre-populate most used notification and monitoring templates
Assurance for proper notifications to be in place at the end of Day 1 of start-up
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Monday, August 24 2026, 2:00 PM, MT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service meets the requirement may be sent to Robert.Dobson1@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government
Attachments/Links
Contracting Office Address
- 323 NORTH SHORE DRIVE SUITE 500
- PITTSBURGH , PA 15212
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Robert D Dobson (Contractor)
- Robert.Dobson1@va.gov
- Phone Number 303-712-5728
Secondary Point of Contact
- Aug 18, 2026 10:16 am MDTSpecial Notice (Original)
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