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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 D VA API Development and Operations 07724 36C10B18Q3124 09-06-2018 N 541512 Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown NJ 07724 Michael Frank Michael.Frank@va.gov Juan Quinones Juan.Quinones@va.gov Contractor facilities This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services/items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only Request for Quote (RFQ); quotes are being requested. The RFQ number is 36C10B18Q3124 (see attached document: 36C10B18Q3124). Comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with 13.106-2(b)(3).

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires Contractor support to design, develop, and maintain various aspects of the VA Application Programming Interface (API) platform, including but not limited to platform design, API development and maintenance, developer documentation, and product management best practices to work with teams internal and external to VA, using modern software development methods and tools. The Contractor shall provide VA with agile development and operations of APIs and support for the VA API Gateway. This includes project management, product management, requirements refinement, human centered design, iterative development, user research and usability testing, standards enforcement, automated testing, performance metrics definition and reporting, automated monitoring and performance reporting, and continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) for the development and enhancement of APIs and the API Gateway. Through the Government’s prioritization of the backlog, the Contractor shall prioritize execution of all aspects of the API Gateway. The Contractor shall also work to ensure that all APIs are deployed or migrated into a VA designated cloud.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541512.

This solicitation shall close on September 6, 2018 at 3PM EST. Questions shall be submitted via email to Michael Frank, Contract Specialist, at Michael.Frank@va.gov, and Contracting Officer, Juan Quinones, at Juan.Quinones@va.gov, no later than 12:00pm EST on August 29, 2018. Please include the solicitation number, 36C10B18Q3124 in the subject line. The Government shall coordinate a response. Questions directed to the end user/customer are prohibited.

See attached document: 36C10B18Q3124.

See attached document: Attachment 001 - VAEC Technical Reference Guide.

See attached document: Attachment 002 - Labor Categories.

See attached document: Attachment 003 - VOA Proposal Dashboard Instructions.

See attached document: Attachment 004 - VOA User Registration.

See attached document: Attachment 005 - VA API Development and Operations_Price Evaluation Spreadsheet.