DG10--Emergency Pagers
| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Agency: | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF |
| Type of Contract: | Awards |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Solicitation No: | 69126147530001 |
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Notice ID
69126147530001
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Contract Line Item Number
5
Department/Ind. Agency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office
262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)
Award Details
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History
- Contract Award Date: Nov 10, 2025
- Contract Award Number: 36C26226P0155
- Task/Delivery Order Number:
- Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: JEARDVYGX7M7
- Contractor Awarded Name: SPOK INC.
- Contractor Awarded Address: PLANO , TX 75074
- Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $20,939.84
- Contract Opportunity Type: Award Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Nov 17, 2025 10:41 am EST
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Dec 17, 2025
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Product Service Code: DG10 - IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK AS A SERVICE
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NAICS Code:
- 517112 - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
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Place of Performance:
Department of Veterans Affairs Tucson , 85723
The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) urgently required the continued use of the Life Safety paging system provided by Spok Inc. to facilitate immediate and effective emergency code group responses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Emergency Department (ED) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends. This system is critical for ensuring timely intervention and care during various medical emergencies, thereby safeguarding the health and lives of our Veteran patients.
VAGLAHS has successfully integrated Spok Inc. paging transmitters and antennas, which are strategically installed on the roof of the main hospital building. This specialized equipment is essential for ensuring that emergency pages can be reliably broadcast throughout the entire facility, including through thick concrete walls and down to the basement levels, with minimal interference. The robust infrastructure provided by Spok Inc. not only enables comprehensive coverage but also guarantees the security of sensitive information. Spok pagers utilize a proprietary encryption method.
Transitioning to an alternative vendor for the paging system would necessitate a complete overhaul of the existing infrastructure, including the installation of new transmitters, antennas, and other essential equipment to ensure compatibility with the new vendor's network. Such an undertaking would incur exorbitant costs and require significant time for implementation. The resulting lapse in coverage during this transition period would pose substantial risks to patient safety, interrupting the critical emergency response system on which our medical personnel and Veteran patients rely.
Given the indispensable nature of the Life Safety paging system and the substantial financial and operational ramifications of switching vendors, it is imperative to maintain Spok Inc. as the sole source provider. This justification is centered on ensuring continuous, secure, and reliable emergency communication within VAGLAHS, thereby upholding the highest standards of patient care and safety for our Veterans.
VAGLAHS has successfully integrated Spok Inc. paging transmitters and antennas, which are strategically installed on the roof of the main hospital building. This specialized equipment is essential for ensuring that emergency pages can be reliably broadcast throughout the entire facility, including through thick concrete walls and down to the basement levels, with minimal interference. The robust infrastructure provided by Spok Inc. not only enables comprehensive coverage but also guarantees the security of sensitive information. Spok pagers utilize a proprietary encryption method.
Transitioning to an alternative vendor for the paging system would necessitate a complete overhaul of the existing infrastructure, including the installation of new transmitters, antennas, and other essential equipment to ensure compatibility with the new vendor's network. Such an undertaking would incur exorbitant costs and require significant time for implementation. The resulting lapse in coverage during this transition period would pose substantial risks to patient safety, interrupting the critical emergency response system on which our medical personnel and Veteran patients rely.
Given the indispensable nature of the Life Safety paging system and the substantial financial and operational ramifications of switching vendors, it is imperative to maintain Spok Inc. as the sole source provider. This justification is centered on ensuring continuous, secure, and reliable emergency communication within VAGLAHS, thereby upholding the highest standards of patient care and safety for our Veterans.
Attachments/Links
Contracting Office Address
- 335 E. German Rd SUITE 301
- Gilbert , AZ 85297
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- ElBedawi, Jamie
- jamie.elbedawi@va.gov
Secondary Point of Contact
- Nov 17, 2025 10:41 am ESTAward Notice (Original)
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