36C26226Q0468
DH01--Vocera Communication Support Services- Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > 262-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 22 (36C262)
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Quick analysis
100% Small Business set-aside under NAICS 541519 with a 150-employee size standard; Trace has ~330 employees and is not small for this NAICS, creating a prime eligibility blocker.
Scope centers on Vocera Communications System Support Services and Supplies for a VA healthcare facility—a niche healthcare IT/OEM support area outside Trace’s core lanes.
Only a presolicitation is available; limited technical detail and no SOW/PWS, but the set‑aside alone is a disqualifier for priming.
Scope summary
- 100% Small Business set-aside; small business certification required (NAICS 541519, size standard 150 employees).
- Provide Vocera Communications System Support Services and Supplies at Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System, Prescott, AZ.
- Firm-Fixed-Price quotes; responses due 2026-04-23 10:00 AM PT.
- PSC DH01; Contracting office: VA NCO 22; POC: Loan Dho.
Dimension scores
Total
- 16/100
Technical Fit
- 6/20
Evidence indicates a requirement for Vocera Communications System Support Services and Supplies at a VA medical facility. Trace has general IT O&M/managed services capabilities (company profile), but no stated healthcare/Vocera OEM specialty; this is adjacent rather than core.
Past Performance
- 5/20
Company past performance is primarily DoD (DISA, Army, USAF, USSF, MDA). No VA/healthcare IT performance listed; limited transferability to a VA hospital communications support context.
Vehicles / Contract Access
- 1/10
Opportunity is a 100% Small Business set-aside. Trace is not small under the stated 150-employee size standard for NAICS 541519, so access as a prime is blocked; teaming with a small prime would be required.
Competitive Position
- 1/15
No differentiators cited for Vocera/healthcare IT and Trace cannot prime due to set-aside. Competitive posture depends entirely on finding a small business prime with Vocera capability.
Risk
- 1/15
Very high risk of disqualification due to small business set-aside and size standard. Limited time to form a compliant team; presolicitation offers minimal technical detail.
Strategic Value
- 2/10
As a potential subcontract (only path due to set-aside), this would provide limited strategic value and does not align with Tier 1 target agencies or core differentiators.
Compliance
- 0/10
Set-aside requirement: Total Small Business; NAICS 541519 size standard 150 employees. Trace has ~330 employees and is not small; does not meet prime eligibility.
Concerns
- Prime ineligibility due to small business set-aside and 150-employee size standard.
- Niche OEM-centric scope (Vocera) outside Trace’s documented core capabilities.
- Compressed response timeline with limited technical detail (presolicitation only).
Teaming opportunities
- Small business prime with demonstrated Vocera system support capability and VA healthcare experience.
- Ability to staff/support on-site at NAVAHCS Prescott, AZ.
- OEM/Vocera certifications and supply channel for required parts/supplies.
Competitive position
- If pursued as a sub: leverage Trace’s enterprise IT O&M discipline and service management rigor to support the small business prime.
- Quality/reliability emphasis from Trace’s operations control and managed services processes (as applicable to a subcontract role).
Bid/No bid factors
- 100% Small Business set-aside with 150-employee size standard blocks Trace from priming.
- Healthcare/Vocera OEM domain not reflected in Trace core capabilities.
- Only a presolicitation is available; no SOW/PWS to validate technical fit or scope.
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Summary
Pre-solicitation notice for Vocera Communications System Support Services and Supplies at the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System (Prescott, AZ). Solicitation number 36C26226Q0468 expected/issued on or about 23 Apr 2026 with quotes due 04-23-2026 10:00 AM Pacific; 100% Small Business set-aside, NAICS 541519, firm-fixed-price, PSC DH01.
- Solicitation number: 36C26226Q0468 (pre-solicitation).
- Response due: 2026-04-23 10:00 AM Pacific Time.
- Set-aside: 100% Small Business (SBA); size standard = 150 employees.
- NAICS: 541519; PSC: DH01 (DH01 matches medical/health services coding).
- Contract type: Firm-Fixed-Price.
- Scope: Vocera Communications System Support Services and Supplies (site-specific support for Vocera system).
- Place of performance: Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System, 500 North Hwy 89, Prescott, AZ 86313.
- Contracting office: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22 (Long Beach, CA).
- Point of Contact: Contract Specialist Loan Dho — loan.dho@va.gov.
- Solicitation to be issued on/about April 23, 2026.
- Archive period: 30 days after the response date.
- Response instructions: Telephone responses will not be accepted; all small businesses must be government-certified.
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- ab3dcf25dc2b4e46a673117c32778a51 (posted 2026-04-21) - current
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