rfq_331910_4382438_Updated_JA_Redacted_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity document for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to procure Hyland Acuo Temporal Gateway software and services through a brand name Firm-Fixed Price delivery order under the NASA SEWP V GWAC. The requirement is for software, maintenance, support services, and professional services to be deployed in the VA Bi-directional Health Information Exchange (BHIE) Development, Test, Production and Alternate Processing environments.

The period of performance is February 7, 2025 through February 6, 2026, with four 12-month option periods. The justification explains that only Hyland's solution can meet VA's requirements for connecting to DoD's Enterprise Clinical Imaging Archive (ECIA) system and providing aggressive caching capabilities for DICOM images. Market research included an RFI posted on September 11, 2024 that received one response from Alvarez LLC (an SDVOSB), and an RFQ issued December 31, 2024 as a SDVOSB set-aside that also received one quote from Alvarez LLC. The contract value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold but is under $750,000. The procurement will be conducted through NASA SEWP V GWAC resellers, with 15 authorized resellers identified including multiple SDVOSBs.