This firm-fixed-price contract valued at $7,602,576 was awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin to McKinsey & Company, Inc. of Washington D.C. to provide ongoing COVID-19 epidemiological modeling and rapid pandemic response consulting services to the VA healthcare system from March 20, 2021 through September 29, 2021. The bridge contract will deliver 40 near-term and long-term epidemic projection scenarios for over 170 nations and U.S. counties, with strategic response options to transmission uncertainties regarding healthcare demand, infections, and mortality. McKinsey must also manage a 24/7 COVID-19 compartmental model highlighting modeling assumptions and demographic factors. This single award was made on a non-competitive basis to fill critical COVID-19 service needs until a competitive acquisition can be completed.