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This is a Sources Sought Notice and Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center for a Contract Management Solution (CMS) supporting enterprise-wide acquisition lifecycle management. The RFI, numbered 36C10B26Q0511, is being conducted for planning purposes only with no obligation to award a contract, no authorized funds, and no compensation for respondents' costs. The NAICS code is 541512 (Management and Public Relations Consulting Services) with a $34 million size standard. Responses are due by June 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET, with a maximum of 8 pages, to be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Joshua McGarry and Contracting Officer Mina Awad at the VA's Eatontown, New Jersey facility.

The VA seeks information on modern CMS capabilities and associated services that deliver an integrated, automated, and data-driven acquisition ecosystem supporting the full acquisition lifecycle from requirements development through contract closeout. The solution must include enterprise contract writing, document generation, workflow automation, vendor management, order management, post-award administration, compliance and audit functions, and reporting and analytics. VA is particularly interested in solutions leveraging AI/SMART capabilities such as data validation, automated document generation, intelligent routing, natural language search, and predictive analytics. Respondents must provide company information, capability summaries addressing specific requirements in the attached System Design Document, corporate experience with references (including agency, point of contact, dollar value, and contract number), and a rough order of magnitude estimate. This RFI is a follow-on to RFI 36C10B26Q0059 published April 15, 2026, which was pulled back to an FY26 award. An Industry Day event is planned to address questions regarding the System Design Document, Systems Inventory, and Integrated Dictionary attachments.

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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT*
Contract Management Solution (CMS)(VA-26-00066426)

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
07724
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C10B26Q0511
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
06-12-2026 13:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
7A20
NAICS CODE*
541512
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Technology Acquisition Center

23 Christopher Way Eatontown NJ 07724

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Joshua McGarry Joshua.McGarry@va.gov 848-377-5136

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov/
URL DESCRIPTION
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Request for Information Contract Management Solution (CMS)

VA-26-00066426

1. Introduction This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Task Execution Plan, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 with a size standard of $34 million.

2. Requirements:

VA is seeking information on modern CMS capabilities and associated services that can deliver end‑to‑end, enterprise-wide acquisition lifecycle management. The CMS should provide an integrated, automated, and data‑driven acquisition ecosystem that supports requirements development, collaboration, acquisition planning, pre‑award, award, post‑award administration, and contract closeout across VA's acquisition community.

The solution shall include enterprise contract writing, document generation, and process workflow capabilities related to acquisition lifecycle management (e.g., lease agreement management, vendor management, order management, post-award management, requirements collaboration, ratification management, ordering officer management, contract catalog capabilities, workload management, FITARA approval, audit and compliance, reporting and analytics, access control, usability and workflow configuration, and data integrity and compliance) operating within a single, integrated acquisition ecosystem. The Contractor shall provide all services required to plan, configure, integrate, test, deploy, operate, maintain, and enhance the CMS in accordance with VA policy, applicable federal laws and regulations, and VA enterprise IT governance, including program and project management; requirements elicitation and traceability; business process modeling and human-centered design; system architecture and solution design; configuration and limited customization; interface analysis and development; data management and migration; testing and quality assurance; training and change management; and ongoing operations, maintenance, and user support.

VA is specifically interested in solutions that leverage SMART AI capabilities to improve accuracy, decision support, data quality, and productivity. Examples include data validation, automated document generation, intelligent routing and approvals, natural‑language search, predictive analytics, and workflow automation.

In addition to capability statements, VA is seeking questions on the attached System Design Document and architecture documentation based on our current environment.

This RFI is a follow-on to the announcement made on RFI 36C10B26Q0059 published on April 15, 2026.

The requirement 36C10B26Q0059 has been pulled back to an FY26 award.

3. Submittal Information:

There is a page limitation for this RFI of 8 pages. The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 8 page limit. NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI. Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to the services required in the attached PWS and must include the following:

a. Interested Vendors shall at minimum provide the following Information in the initial paragraph of the submission:

a. Company Name

b. Company Address

c. Point of contact

d. Telephone number

e. Email address

f. Company Business Size and Status For VOSB and SDVOSB, proof of verification in SBA

g. GWAC Contract Number if any

h. NAICS Code(s)

i. Socio-economic data

j. CAGE/UEI Number

k. Existing Contractual Vehicles (GWAC, FSS)

b. Provide a summary of your capability to meet the requirements contained within the RFI description and the attached System Design Document, Systems Inventory and Integrated Dictionary.

c. 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.

d. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude to the end‑to‑end, enterprise-wide acquisition lifecycle management requested in RFI and attachments.

Industry Day Registration and Questions: Respondents are encouraged to register for VA Office of Acquisition & Logistics Contract Management System Industry Day and submit any questions related to the attached System Design Document, Systems Inventory and Integrated Dictionary or requirements described in this RFI with your capability statements prior to the Industry Day event. Please visit the link below to sign up for the Industry Day. All questions should be submitted in advance so they may be addressed during the session via email to Joshua McGarry, Contract Specialist at Joshua.McGarry@va.gov and Mina Awad, Contracting Officer at Mina.Awad@va.gov:

Industry Day Event Details – Register Here Responses are due no later than 1:00 PM ET on June 12, 2026, via email to Contract Specialist, Joshua McGarry at Joshua.McGarry@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Mina Awad at Mina.Awad@va.gov. Please note “Contract Management System” in the subject line of your response. Mark your responses as “Proprietary Information” if the information is considered business sensitive. The email file shall not exceed 5 MB. VA reserves the right to not respond to any, all, or select responses or materials submitted. All current VA requirements identified herein are subject to change at any time.

Attachments:

A. Integrated Dictionary B. Systems Inventory C. System Design Document See attached document: A_Integrated Dictionary.

See attached document: B_Systems Inventory.

See attached document: C_System Design Document.

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