Hospital Paging System

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a hospital-wide paging system for the Portland VA Medical Center. The system must meet specific requirements, including having an existing and approved VHA ERA, operating on 115/120VAC, and having the capability to be upgraded. The system must also have encryption methodologies, a database that can handle more than 500,000 users, and VoIP SIP Telephony input. The contractor will be responsible for providing all parts and components, software, and labor necessary to install and configure the system. The contractor must also provide training to two people for one day and provide go-live support. Key features of the job include: • Providing a complete, fully operational paging system • Meeting all the Industry Protocols • Having capability for email In/Out • Having Secure access and data transport • Having High Speed Paging – Digital and Analog • Being designed for ipBSC Simulcast system • Having capability for the paging dispatcher to track paging acknowledgements, negative paging acknowledgements, and “no responses” from base station controllers • Having a server that ensures no messages are lost when switched between redundant systems • Logging all required data and providing site monitoring and alarm processing • Producing usage and diagnostic reports