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This document is a modification to a previous Request for Information (RFI) for the Benefits Enterprise Services (BES) contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center. The key details are:

The RFI is for planning purposes only and is not a solicitation for proposals. The VA has increased the RFI response page limitation from 15 to 20 pages. The RFI is seeking information on capabilities and experience related to providing comprehensive development, security, and operations (DevSecOps) product support, modernization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning efforts for the BES portfolio. The VA is interested in capabilities around information security, quality management, platform architecture, requirements management, CI/CD pipeline implementation, Site Reliability Engineering, and managing large-scale DevSecOps teams. The VA intends to award the BES contract during the final year of the existing BID TO contract in order to accommodate a 6-month transition period. Respondents are asked to provide feedback on the draft Performance Work Statement and any technical comments or recommendations. Responses are due by December 2, 2024 via email.