Project #629-18-114 Expand Distributed Antenna System (DB)   3

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking to expand the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. The DAS was originally installed as part of the New Orleans VA Medical Center Project Legacy construction project, and it currently supports VHF Radio, VHF Code Blue Paging, Public Safety 700/800Mhz (LWIN), and a single cellular carrier, AT&T. However, the system does not meet today’s standards for signal density, power, and quality.

Work Details
The objective is to build two separate and complete DAS systems with new antennas and cabling to replace the existing dual-purpose DAS. The new systems will support local two-way communications for Public Safety Radio (LWIN) Radio Coverage, VA Conventional VHF RF radios, commercial Wireless Service Providers (WSP), and Code Blue Radio Paging for the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) VA Facility. The integrator will provide a completely new package to replace the existing DAS system to current cellular industry standards and to provide more robust VHF/UHF radio and cellular coverage in all areas of the facility. The construction must follow compliance with all reasonable expectations of an operating medical center, including minimizing dust, waste, and impacts to patient and staff access. The existing system must remain operational as much as possible during the testing and replacement process.

Period of Performance
The performance period for this contract shall be 545 calendar days for design and construction from the Notice to Proceed (NTP) date.

Place of Performance
The construction projects will be performed at the South Louisiana Veterans Health Care System campus located at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA.