7G21--BNE Hillrom Voalte Nurse Call Requirement

This market‑research solicitation seeks information from vendors capable of delivering a Brand‑Name‑or‑Equal Hillrom Voalte nurse‑call system for the Birmingham VA Health Care System. The effort includes staging, installation, cable termination, testing, labeling, and integration with 107 existing Hillrom beds, without middleware. The VA will use the responses to shape a future procurement and determine technical and cost parameters. • Required product: Hillrom Voalte nurse‑call hardware (graphical stations, control boards, switches, UPS, cabling, etc.) with exact part numbers and quantities per location. • Required services: Staging, hardware installation, cable termination/testing/labeling, integration with existing beds, and associated documentation (as‑built drawings, inventory lists). • Mandatory compliance: VA security controls (Critical Security Controls, Section 508, IPv6/TIC 3.0), Business Associate Agreement, and AI unbiased‑AI attestation if AI is used. • Timeline constraints: Hardware delivery within 30 days of award, full installation/configuration within 150 days, training within 30 days post‑installation, and multiple reporting deadlines (e.g., AI attestation within 15 days, security incident reporting within 1 hour). • Response requirements: Provide technical capability summary (≤ 15 pages), pricing via the ROM template, likelihood of future participation, and assessment of the draft product description’s adequacy.