Y1DA--EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades West Campus – North Chicago - Construction

Page 1 of 5 Department of MEMORANDUM Veterans Affairs Date: 2 October 2026 From: Contracting Officers Representative Subj: Contract: 36C77621C0096 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Construction - Captain James A. Lovell FHCC West Campus Justification and Approval Out-of-Scope Modification Other Than Full and Open Competition (FAR 6.302) Thru: Contracting Officer To: Contract File Contracting Activity: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC), 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard, Suite 490, Independence, OH 44131. Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: The contracting activity plans to award an out-of-scope bi-lateral modification to existing firm-fixed price contract number 36C77623C0089 for the subject contract in accordance with VAAR 819.7004, 819.7005 and 819.7008 as interpreted by GAO Decision RCG of North Carolina, B-419691 which states: There is nothing in section 8127 of the Veterans Benefits Act that requires a contracting officer to make award to an SDVOSB on a competitive basis, rather than on a sole-source basis, where the same objective (i.e., award to an SDVOSB) will be met in either instance The original contract award was competed among VHA Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) SDVOSBs and awarded in the original amount of $42,597,900.00 to Povolny Group. Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency s Needs: The requirement is to extend the VA.gov network from the in-campus Captain James A. Lovell FHCC West Campus to the on-site Fisher House. This effort will: Eliminate the current recurring $500 monthly fee associated with the GSU circuit network; Improve network performance by providing scalable connectivity of up to 10 Gbps or greater; and Extend the existing guest wireless network from the National Campus Hub (NCH) to the Fisher House facility. No DOT permits are required for this work. Estimated initial costs for directional boring and fiber-optic