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Sources Sought - GHESS Renewal (VA-20-00094435)

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36C10A21Q0017

10-23-2020 10:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Technology Acquisition Center - Austin

1701 Directors Blvd, Suite 600

Austin TX 78744

Request for Information/Sources Sought

36C10A20Q0317

Industry Input Needed

This is a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research to determine the availability of vendors capable of providing the requirement for VHA Geographic

Information System (GIS) Healthcare Enterprise Service and Support (VHA-GHESS).

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a requirement for GHESS. This RFI does not guarantee the issuance of an RFQ/RFP. VA currently intends to solicit this requirement as Sole Source because the availability for resellers of the product is unknown. If you have the ability to provide the GHESS software and services outlined in the Draft

Product Description (DPD), please respond to this RFI with a statement of capabilities.

Further, if you have a similar software/service, please respond to this RFI with a capabilities statement and supporting documentation capable of validating the equivalent product/service capabilities. If the entire GHESS requirement, or an equivalent, outlined in the DPD is available from your company under a General

Services Administration (GSA) contract or other contract vehicle, please let us know in your response.

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not commit the

Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The VA is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Requirement

The required enterprise agreement (EA), referred to as VHA-GHESS, will supply GIS products (software, data, services, and support) for GIS applications and services for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), where the Chief Strategy Office will lead the procurement of the VHA-GHESS.

Please note that requirements defined to date may change before a final solicitation is released. RFI requirements are as follows:

1. Please review the attached Draft Product Description.

2. Please acknowledge if your company is a certified authorized provider of

Geographic Information System (GIS) Healthcare Enterprise Service and

Support (GHESS).

3. Submit responses and related information via email to: Anthony.browner@va.gov by 10:00 A.M. Central Standard time, October 23, 2020. Proprietary/company confidential material shall be clearly marked on every page that contains such.

Include the name, phone number, and email address of the lead from your organization. VA reserves the right to not respond to any or all emails or materials submitted.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (PD)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Office of Information & Technology

& VHA Chief Strategy Office

VHA Geographic Information System (GIS) Healthcare Enterprise Service and

Support (VHA-GHESS)

Date: 10/10/2020

TAC- 36C10A21Q0017

PD Version Number: 1.0

VHA-GHESS

TAC Number: 36C10A21Q0017

Product Description October 10, 2020

Contents

1.0 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

1.1 ITEM 1 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

2.0 NOTICE OF THE FEDERAL ACCESSIBILITY LAW AFFECTING ALL INFORMATION

AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) PROCUREMENTS (SECTION 508)

2.1 SECTION 508 – INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

STANDARDS

2.2 COMPATABILITY WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2.3 ACCEPTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING

3.0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USING ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS

4.0 SHIPMENT OF HARDWARE OR EQUIPMENT – Not applicable

5.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 VA TECHNICAL REFERENCE MODEL

5.2 POSITION/TASK RISK DESIGNATION LEVEL(S)

1.0 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

BACKGROUND

The mission of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is to “Honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.” To build on this mission, VHA Chief Strategy Office is looking to expand, in scope and capabilities, the current Geographic Information System (GIS) Healthcare Enterprise

Service and Support (GHESS) agreement, referred to herein as the VHA-GHESS. The VHA-

GHESS will ensure that the important work associated with the established GIS shared services platform developed to-date continues, while also expanding technology capabilities and support requirements to meet the increased needs across VHA for use of GIS to support all policy, planning and operational activities.

VHA-GHESS AGREEMENT

The requirement of this acquisition is to combine the work of the previous 10P offices supported by the 2015 – 2020 GHESS agreement with the work being done across VHA, while considering the key areas of growth and impact that directly align with VHA’s mission and strategic priorities. The VHA-GHESS will ensure best practices in system and services optimization, and consistency in spatial data and information products that will allow for improved coordination of services and reduced costs to VHA in both short and long term.

The required enterprise agreement (EA), referred to as VHA-GHESS, will supply GIS products

(software, data, services, and support) for GIS applications and services for the Veterans

Health Administration (VHA), where the Chief Strategy Office will lead the procurement of the

VHA-GHESS. This acquisition will provide VHA the ability to use and share products and services as listed below.

Description Quantity

FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25

GIS desktop and server software licenses, including extensions

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Data Interoperability for Desktop, Concurrent

Use

12 12 12 12 12

GIS Location Extraction tools for Desktop, Concurrent Use

3 3 3 3 3

Description Quantity

FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25

Web-GIS Content Management (portal)

Viewers

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Web-GIS Content Management (portal)

Creators

300 300 350 400 500

GIS Analytics platform 5 10 15 25 40

Business analysis tools/extension for desktop, Concurrent Use

3 3 3 3 3

Business analysis data for desktop applications – Extended Use

1 1 1 1 1

SaaS business analysis with data Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

SaaS analysis platform for community data Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Web-GIS Online hosting currency

Enriched Street Data (USA- Full Use) – server licenses/data

4 4 4 4 4

Enriched Street Data (USA – Full Use)

Single Use Desktop

2 2 2 2 2

Secure Support Services 3 3 3 3 3

Advisory and Consulting Services 300 hrs 300 hrs 300 hrs 400 hrs 600 hrs

End User training 400 hrs 400 hrs 400 hrs 400 hrs 400 hrs

Conference passes (if contractor hosts conferences)

24 28 32 36 40

1.1 ITEM 1 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

A. REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO VHA-GHESS GIS SOFTWARE, SOFTWARE AS A

SERVIVE, AND DATA:

1) The contractor shall provide for unlimited deployment of GIS software licenses, including: a desktop GIS, advanced GIS with extensions that provide tools focusing on special applications, enterprise server-based GIS, GIS monitoring tools, and access to an online geospatial mapping and analysis platform.

a. GIS Desktop (software): single desktop GIS applications that provide out-of-the-box tools to the novice cartographer/analyst who requires limited access to geospatial tools as well as a more advanced version that meets the needs of the professional geospatial analyst conducting complex geoprocessing, data visualization, advanced analysis, and authoritative data maintenance. The software must enable data sharing through Web GIS to VA/VHA users and, when appropriate, to the public.

b. GIS Extensions (software) that add a comprehensive set of out-of-the-box advanced tools to the desktop and server environments. Using extensions, users can create new information from existing data, analyze spatial relationships, improve productivity, build analytical models, analyze access to care based on road networks, perform regression testing on geospatial data, and more.

c. GIS Enterprise (software) is the foundation of the enterprise geospatial platform

– a system that integrates geographic data and capabilities across multiple departments and serves the whole organization. An enterprise GIS provides the tools to make maps, analyze data, solve problems, share geospatial data, support our work and deliver results.

d. GIS Monitoring (software) is a tool uniquely tailored to monitor the health of GIS implementations throughout the lifecycle. It provides awareness of system usage and performance, so VHA can get the most from our GIS and IT investment.

e. GIS Server (software) is the back-end server software component of an

Enterprise GIS that makes geographic information available to others within our organization and configurable to anyone with an Internet connection (only non-

PII/PHI data can be made available to the public).

f. Web GIS is part of a Geospatial Cloud offering. An online GIS will be hosted on a secure VHA GIS platform. The service will provide secure online, collaborative web GIS that allows users to create, use, and share maps, apps, layers, analytics, and data. Users will be able to combine their own data, apps, and maps with authoritative location-based web-hosted data to enrich analysis and improve decision making.

2) The contractor shall provide twelve (12) licenses for a data interoperability extension or tool (software). Data Interoperability will provide solutions for complex data integrations.

Users can design data movement among hundreds of systems and apps using a visual programming interface and automate the no-code transformation of data across the boundaries of geography, format, storage technology, and connectivity within a familiar

GIS geoprocessing environment.

3) The contractor shall provide three (3) concurrent use desktop licenses for software extensions or tools that can extract geographic information from unstructured data, including messages, reports, briefings, and even social media. The extension allows users to discover and map data from Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe PDF, XML, HTML, text files, and more.

4) The contractor shall provide a web-based enterprise GIS content management system

(portal) for data, services, maps, and applications for 300-500 creators, in addition to an unlimited number of portal viewers. Creators shall be able to create, own, analyze, share, and store data and content within the GIS portal. Viewers shall be able to access, view, and interact with any of the items in their portal but cannot edit, share, or create any new content.

5) During the base year, the contractor shall provide five (5) users access to an GIS analytics platform that performs iterative and exploratory data analysis. Access shall incrementally increase to 40 users in year five of the contract. The analytics platform must be a browser-based deployment that is installed and licensed through the GIS enterprise organization. The deployment must provide the security of hosting software and data on VHA servers, while allowing access to database connections and a scripting environment. The analytics platform will empower analysts of all skill levels, across departments, to directly connect data, perform advanced analytics, and take results into 3rd party systems.

6) The contractor shall provide three (3) concurrent use licenses for a business analysis tool or extension (software and data). A business analysis extension, along with the data for GIS analysis, will be used to apply sophisticated spatial analytics and modeling, including target marketing and site evaluation. From within business analysis desktop, VHA users will be able to access annually updated demographic data, nationwide business points, public facilities, streets, address locators, drive-time thresholds, stunning infographics, and summary reports.

7) The contractor shall provide unlimited access to a cloud-based mapping solution (SaaS) that allows users to view and analyze demographic and third-party sources of data to better understand overall community characteristics and improve policy decisions. The

SaaS analysis platform shall be hosted outside the VA network, therefore no PII, PHI, or any other sensitive data will be stored or transmitted in the utilization of this application.

8) The contractor shall provide resources to be used for cloud hosted GIS maps, apps, and dashboards. The web will be used for premium services including feature storage, analysis tools, and premium data.

9) The contractor shall provide four (4) server licenses and the enriched street data for use with GIS software to deliver high-quality and multiscale cartographic map display;

accurate geocoding (batch, reverse, and simple search); and optimized routing, driving directions, and network analysis. The street data must be based on commercial street reference data from leading global and local street data suppliers and, at a minimum, must cover the United States and its five permanently inhabited territories: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The

VHA uses enriched street data for accurate geocoding, optimizing facility locations, generating drive time and distance calculations, and conducting network analyses.

B. REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO VHA-GUESS-EA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

1) The Contractor shall provide support services which consists of Tier 2 (elevated) technical helpdesk support for a minimum of three (3) authorized users.

a. The VHA’s Agency Central Support (ACS) office will be the initial contact for Tier

1 helpdesk requests. If ACS cannot resolve the Incident, an Authorized User with the Right To Call may contact contractor services for Tier 2 Support. ACS will provide support in such a way as to minimize repeat calls and make solutions to problems available to Authorized Users.

b. Tier 2 help desk support shall consist, at a minimum, of providing elevated help desk support to address problems that are not satisfactorily addressed by Tier 1 helpdesk support. Tier 2 helpdesk support shall be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday thru Friday (excluding holidays).

2) The contractor shall provide additional support that shall consist of:

a. Technical Advisor support - Advisor with expertise in GIS platform capabilities and GIS implementations will be assigned to VHA. The Advisor will become familiar with VHA’s GIS capabilities, the GIS platform implementation, applications, release levels, and geospatial initiatives. The technical advisor will:

▪ Provide advice on GIS strategies, architectures, product selection, and release planning

▪ Prepare for, and facilitate, an annual Planning Meeting

▪ Assist VHA with the development of a collaborative Work Plan outlining

VHA’s vision, objectives, goals, and recommended activities that are necessary to execute the plan

▪ Maintain proactive communication and coordination throughout the engagement

b. GIS Service activities that may include focused consulting services, managed cloud services, and premium support services to address specific objectives.

c. Access and training materials to a variety of instructor led courses that allow end users to master essential concepts, GIS best practices, and recommended workflows in classes created and taught by subject matter experts. At a minimum, the training shall cover all components of the software and services, everything from basic GIS fundamentals to courses/plan that lead to mastery of specific tools, software deployment and configurations, system administration, and GIS management.

d. Additional unlimited, organization-wide access to a large collection of self-paced e-Learning that covers a broad range of topics related to GIS software and services, system administration, GIS management, GIS governance, and the introduction to new technology, tools and software capabilities.

3) If the contractor hosts conferences for end users, the contractor shall provide a limited number of passes to those conferences.

C. REQUIREMENTS FOR VHA-GUESS-EA CONTRACT:

1) The Contractor shall ensure there is no lapse coverage due to new versioning or up-grades; in order to ensure VHA authorized users are operational throughout the PoP as long as all maintenance fees are up to date.

2) All VHA employees authorized by the GIS Governing Board, shall be able to use GIS products along with authorized support contractors.

3) The Contractor shall work with the designated GIS system administrator(s) and team leads to ensure the GIS products are accessible and functional and to ensure continuity of access during system downtimes. VHA shall have 24/7 access to vendor provided software download.

4) The Contractor shall recommend to VHA GIS areas to minimize data, software, services, and information technology costs and maximize GIS capability across offices.

5) The Contractor shall provide all backup media, procedural guides, reference materials, and program documentation, to the System Administrator(s), in assisting the administrator in the operation and maintenance of the GIS platform.

6) The Contractor shall provide the VHA GIS System Administrator(s) with a secure URL address and the tools needed to provision software licenses for authorized users. The

Contractor shall provide the VHA GIS administrator(s) with written instructions on proper use of provisioning site/tools.

7) The Contractor shall work with the VHA System Administrator(s) to ensure all data, software products and services provided under the VHA-GHESS perform as contracted and conform to the professional and technical standards of the industry. If there is a concern, the Contractor shall provide patches, updates, and replacement products or re-perform the services.

8) The Contractor shall ensure current versioning is available and data is accurate. The

Contractor shall work with the System Administrator(s) who will work with VA OI&T administrators on security scanning and patch/vulnerability and firewall/gateway related issues.

9) The Contractor shall be capable of granting the right to use, share and deploy software, data, services and training to Authorized users.

10) The Contractor shall support software maintenance for all GIS products under this VHA-

GHESS agreement. Under software maintenance support the Contractor shall:

Maintain the software and data in accordance with the Contractor’s system standards in conjunction with the VHA GIS administrator(s)

Supply reference material and/or manuals.

Support the VHA GIS System Administrator(s) in ensuring all software and data received will work with current platforms.

Send to the VHA GIS System Administrator(s) any updates/patches when necessary.

Work with the VHA GIS System Administrator(s) when data and/or software does not work as expected with no down time for the VHA offices/authorized users.

Work with VHA GIS System Administrator(s) if/when updates and/or patches are needed.

D. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS, IF NEEDED, FOR VHA-GHESS EA OPTION TO PURCHASE

If exercised the Contractor shall provide additional licenses/services on an as needed basis

(quantity of each and timing to be determined).

Product Type Description

Service credits Additional consulting, cloud and premium support

Qty 200 hrs

Technical Advisor Hours Additional Technical Advisor Hours – Qty 100 hours

Learning/Training Additional Learning and Training – Qty 100 hrs

Professional GIS Services Advanced Professional GIS Services – One Week

GeoAnalytics tools/extension

GeoAnalytics Server Deployment License

GIS Jupyter notebook environment, Server

GIS Jupyter Notebook Server Deployment License

GIS Analytics platform Enterprise Annual Subscription

Indoor Mapping for Building

Management

GIS Indoor Mapping for Building Management

Enriched Street Data, Desktop

Additional Enriched Street Data: US Full Use (per

Desktop Concurrent Use – per year)

Enriched Street Data, Server

Additional Enriched Street Data: US Full Use (per

Server – per year)

2.0 NOTICE OF THE FEDERAL ACCESSIBILITY LAW AFFECTING

ALL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

PROCUREMENTS (SECTION 508)

On January 18, 2017, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access

Board) revised and updated, in a single rulemaking, standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by Section

508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as our guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications

Act of 1934. The revisions and updates to the Section 508-based standards and Section 255-based guidelines are intended to ensure that information and communication technology (ICT) covered by the respective statutes is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.

2.1 SECTION 508 – INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY (ICT) STANDARDS

The Section 508 standards established by the Access Board are incorporated into, and made part of all VA orders, solicitations and purchase orders developed to procure ICT. These standards are found in their entirety at: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines. A printed copy of the standards will be supplied upon request.

Federal agencies must comply with the updated Section 508 Standards beginning on January

18, 2018. The Final Rule as published in the Federal Register is available from the Access

Board: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule.

The Contractor shall comply with “508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements” for all electronic ICT and content delivered under this contract. Specifically, as appropriate for the technology and its functionality, the Contractor shall comply with the technical standards marked here:

E205 Electronic Content – (Accessibility Standard -WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA

Guidelines)

E204 Functional Performance Criteria

E206 Hardware Requirements

E207 Software Requirements

E208 Support Documentation and Services Requirements

2.2 COMPATABILITY WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule

The standards do not require installation of specific accessibility-related software or attachment of an assistive technology device. Section 508 requires that ICT be compatible with such software and devices so that ICT can be accessible to and usable by individuals using assistive technology, including but not limited to screen readers, screen magnifiers, and speech recognition software.

2.3 ACCEPTANCE AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING

Deliverables resulting from this solicitation will be accepted based in part on satisfaction of the

Section 508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements standards identified above.

The Government reserves the right to test for Section 508 Compliance before delivery. The

Contractor shall be able to demonstrate Section 508 Compliance upon Deliverables resulting from this solicitation will be accepted based in part on satisfaction of the Section 508 Chapter 2:

Scoping Requirements standards identified above.

The Government reserves the right to test for Section 508 Compliance before delivery. The

Contractor shall be able to demonstrate Section 508 Compliance upon delivery.

3.0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USING ENERGY-EFFICIENT

PRODUCTS

The Contractor shall comply with Sections 524 and Sections 525 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; Section 104 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Executive Order 13834, “Efficient Federal Operations”, dated May 17, 2018; Executive Order 13221, “Energy-Efficient Standby Power Devices,” dated August 2, 2001; and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide ENERGY STAR®, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) designated, low standby power, and Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registered products in providing information technology products and/or services.

The Contractor shall ensure that information technology products are procured and/or services are performed with products that meet and/or exceed ENERGY STAR, FEMP designated, low standby power, and EPEAT guidelines. The Contractor shall provide/use products that earn the ENERGY STAR label and meet the ENERGY STAR specifications for energy efficiency.

Specifically, the Contractor shall:

1. Provide/use ENERGY STAR products, as specified at www.energystar.gov/products (contains complete product specifications and updated lists of qualifying products).

http://www.energystar.gov/products

2. Provide/use the purchasing specifications listed for FEMP designated products at https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/laws_and_requirements/energ y_star_and_femp_designated_products_procurement_requirements . The

Contractor shall use the low standby power products specified at http://energy.gov/eere/femp/low-standby-power-products.

3. Provide/use EPEAT registered products as specified at www.epeat.net. At a minimum, the Contractor shall acquire EPEAT® Bronze registered products.

EPEAT registered products are required to meet the technical specifications of

ENERGY STAR, but are not automatically on the ENERGY STAR qualified product lists. The Contractor shall ensure that applicable products are on both the EPEAT Registry and ENERGY STAR Qualified Product Lists.

4. The Contractor shall use these products to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered to the end user.

The following is a list of information technology products for which ENERGY STAR, FEMP designated, low standby power, and EPEAT registered products are available:

1. Computer Desktops, Laptops, Notebooks, Displays, Monitors, Integrated

Desktop Computers, Workstation Desktops, Thin Clients, Disk Drives

2. Imaging Equipment (Printers, Copiers, Multi-Function Devices, Scanners, Fax

Machines, Digital Duplicators, Mailing Machines)

3. Televisions, Multimedia Projectors

This list is continually evolving, and as a result is not all-inclusive.

4.0 SHIPMENT OF HARDWARE OR EQUIPMENT – Not applicable

5.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 VA TECHNICAL REFERENCE MODEL

The Contractor shall support the VA enterprise management framework. In association with the framework, the Contractor shall comply with OI&T Technical Reference Model (VA TRM). The

VA TRM is one component within the overall Enterprise Architecture (EA) that establishes a common vocabulary and structure for describing the information technology used to develop, operate, and maintain enterprise applications. Moreover, the VA TRM, which includes the https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/laws_and_requirements/energy_star_and_femp_designated_products_procurement_requirements https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/laws_and_requirements/energy_star_and_femp_designated_products_procurement_requirements http://energy.gov/eere/femp/low-standby-power-products http://www.epeat.net/

Standards Profile and Product List, serves as a technology roadmap and tool for supporting

OI&T. Architecture & Engineering Services (AES) has overall responsibility for the VA TRM.

5.2 POSITION/TASK RISK DESIGNATION LEVEL(S)

In accordance with VA Handbook 0710, Personnel Security and Suitability Program, the position sensitivity and the level of background investigation commensurate with the required level of access for the following tasks within the PWS are:

Position Sensitivity and Background Investigation Requirements by Service Task/Item Number

Service Task/

Item Number

Tier1 / Low Risk Tier 2 / Moderate

Risk

Tier 4 / High Risk

1.0

The Tasks identified above and the resulting Position Sensitivity and Background Investigation requirements identify, in effect, the Background Investigation requirements for Contractor individuals, based upon the tasks the particular Contractor individual will be working. The submitted Contractor Staff Roster must indicate the required Background Investigation Level for each Contractor individual based upon the tasks the Contractor individual will be working, in accordance with their submitted proposal.

POINTS OF CONTACT

VA Program Manager:

Name:

Address:

Voice:

Email:

Contracting Officer’s Representative:

Name: Nancy Leathers Address: 300 E University Ave, Suite 430, Gainesville, FL 32601 Voice:

Email: Nancy.Leathers@va.gov

Contracting Officer:

Name: Mary Accomando Address: 1901 Director’s Blvd, Austin, Texas 78741 Voice:

Email: mary.accomando@va.gov

Contract Specialist:

Name: Anthony D Browner Address: 1901 Director’s Blvd, Austin, Texas, 78741 Voice:

Email: Anthony.browner@va.gov mailto:Nancy.Leathers@va.gov mailto:mary.accomando@va.gov mailto:Anthony.browner@va.gov

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/REMARKS

Response Instructions: Offerors shall provide with its quote/proposal a letter from the OEM for any and all proposed products certifying that the Offeror or the Offeror’s teaming partner, if acquiring the product through a teaming partner, is authorized to sell and provide the proposed product(s) as of the date of the submission of the quote/proposal. The OEM letter shall be provided on the OEM’s letterhead and signed by an authorized representative of the OEM.

Additionally, the Offeror’s quote/proposal shall explicitly self-certify that that it will not provide

Gray Market Goods and/or Counterfeit Electronic Parts, and that it has the level of certification/specialization, as required by the OEM(s), to support authorized product sale and pricing for the products proposed. Failure to include the requisite OEM letter(s) and Offeror self-certification may render the Offeror’s quote Unacceptable and thus, ineligible for award.

INFORMATION SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS:

The Assessment and Authorization (A&A) requirements do not apply and a Security

Accreditation Package is not required