RFI Description.docx

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

National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Enterprise Interment Services System (EISS) Engineering Support

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 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), requires support for the National Cemetery Administration's (NCA) Enterprise Interment Services System (EISS) modernization and enterprise data integration effort. The contractor shall apply existing VA Office of Data Governance and Analytics (DGA) enterprise data management, business architecture, data engineering, and governance capabilities to the NCA-specific EISS use case, including cemetery operations, burial eligibility, interment scheduling, person-level record reconciliation, EISS MVP configuration, Department of War (DoW)/ANC coordination, and NCA data migration readiness. All deliverables shall be compatible and interoperable with VA's existing Palantir Foundry environment, supporting data reconciliation, cross-system interoperability, and enterprise governance across NCA, OIT, and DoW stakeholders. This effort does not replace existing DGA enterprise support activities but extends them to the EISS modernization initiative.

The attached Performance Work Statement – NCA EISS PWS for RFI 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 PWS 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 PWS 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 3:00 PM EST on August 17, 2026 via e-mail. If you have any questions on the RFI, please submit via the SAM.gov. Please note National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Enterprise Interment Services System (EISS) Engineering Support 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 documents: NCA EISS PWS for RFI