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National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics Platfor

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Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way Eatontown NJ 07724

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

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US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI) Office of Information and Technology (OIT)

National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics Platform

Request for Information (RFI)

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only issued for conducting market research. Accordingly, this RFI constitutes neither a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), nor a guarantee that one will be issued by the Government in the future; furthermore, it does not commit the Government to contract for any services described herein. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not, at this time, seeking proposals or quotes, and therefore, will not accept, review, or evaluate unsolicited proposals or quotes received in response hereto. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted because of this request. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred for responses to this RFI. The information provided may be used by VA in developing its acquisition strategy and Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Product Description (PD). Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary; however, any information received shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the respondent. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Product information, brochures, part numbers, and/or other description information may be included with the submission. VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the RFI respondent, or to contact the RFI respondent for clarification of any information submitted as part of the response.

Requirement:

The Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI) and Office of Information Technology are co-sponsoring the sustainment of the Common Operating Platform (COP), referred to from this point forward as the ‘National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics Platform’ or ‘NCVAS Platform’.

VA currently has the Palantir Foundry Software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, which underpins its current capability. VA seeks a SaaS solution that provides the same functionality as the current operational decision support capability. The VA requires the SaaS solution to be authorized at the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High level and meet Federal Information System Management Act 2014 (FISMA) High requirements. VA also requires the SaaS solution to be fully configurable, deployed and ready for VA use within 14 days of award so that the SaaS solution can ingest data, metadata, transformations, and allow user configurations. VA will provide technical subject matter experts who will support connecting the SaaS Platform to the VA’s environment as well as obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO). The vendor shall enter into a Service Level Agreement and provide the Architectural Diagram and Artifacts representing the SaaS product security controls.

The attached Product Description – Analytics Tool describes the technical specifications for this effort.

RFI Submission Instructions:

VA requests a clear, concise, and complete response to this RFI. Please submit your RFI response in accordance with the following:

1) Include the following identification information:

a. Name of Company

b. Address

c. Point of Contact

d. Phone Number

e. Email address

f. CAGE/Unique Entity ID (UEI) Number

g. Company Business Size and NAICS code(s). For VOSB and SDVOSBs, proof of certification in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program and listed in the SBA certification database (see 13 CFR 128.102).

h. Any Schedules held on General Services Administration (GSA), Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) held on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP) V, or any other schedule not mentioned above to assist in determining acquisition strategy if you are included in one or more. Please also include Contract Number, expiration date, etc.

i. Socioeconomic data: If a small business, what type of small business are you? Are you able to comply with FAR 52.219-6 and 52.219-14 in execution of this effort? Are you able to comply with VAAR 852.219-73, VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or VAAR 852.219-74, VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Certified Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

2) Corporate experience or expertise in performing these services and specific examples or references. Specific examples or references provided must include the agency, point of contact, dollar value, and contract number.

3) Has the draft PD provided sufficient detail to describe the technical requirements that encompass the software development and production operations support services to be performed under this effort.

______ YES _______ NO (if No, answer question 4)

4) If “NO”, please provide your technical comments/recommendations on elements of the draft PD that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost-effective effort.

The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 10-page limit. The Government will not review generic marketing materials that do not address the information contained herein or the attached documents.

All interested parties shall respond no later than 2:00 PM EST on September 4, 2024 via e-mail. If you have any questions on the RFI, please submit via the SAM.gov. Please note National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics Platform in the subject line of your response.

The TAC point of contact for this RFI is Contract Specialist, Kevin Andujar, Email address: Kevin.Andujar@va.gov.

See attached document: Product Description – Analytics Tool.

See attached document: Product Description - Analytics Tool.

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