2011 VAi2 Broad Agency Announcement

***Note: The Webinar Registration Information is now posted. Please see Registration Instructions below.***



Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) intends to issue the 2011 VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The BAA will be available on or about February 15, 2011. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to make an award or pay white paper or proposal preparation costs generated in response to this announcement. No contract award(s) will be made unless funds are available.

This BAA invites interested offerors to contribute innovative ideas in specific areas of interest including the expansion of the capabilities of Blue Button technology; sterilization of reusable medical equipment; teleaudiology; and advancing prosthetic socket design. The specific areas of interest will be detailed in the BAA. The BAA allows for multiple awards. Each award will have a period of performance of up to twenty-four months. VA intends to maximize use of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contracts resulting from this BAA. However, offerors may propose alternate contract types providing that the alternative is supported in the proposal.

An industry day will be scheduled via webinar shortly after release of the BAA. Information will be provided for each area of interest and questions from industry will be addressed. As it becomes available, additional industry day information will be posted at www.fbo.gov and www.va.gov/vai2.



Registration Instructions



VA will host an online webinar for the 2011 VAi2 Industry Competition Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on February 23, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). When it becomes available, the agenda will be posted at http://www.va.gov/VAi2/opencompetitions.asp. Questions on all topics will be collected, and where possible, answered during the online event. All questions with their answers will be posted on this website.

To register for the online webinar, please send an e-mail to VAi2@va.gov. The subject line should contain "Webinar" and the body should contain the following information:

" Name

" Company

" Email

" Type of business

" Webinar topics you plan to attend (select all that apply)

o Blue Button Extensions

o Automating the Sterilization of Reusable Medical Equipment

o Teleaudiology

o Prosthetic Socket Design

o Self-Management Technologies for Vocational Rehabilitation



The phone number and access code will be provided in the email confirmation.

The registration deadline is 12:00 a.m. EST, February 23, 2011.

The point of contact for any questions related to this announcement and subsequent BAA may be addressed to Ms. Lauren Oliver, Contract Specialist, email: Lauren.Oliver@va.gov and Mrs. Carol Newcomb, Contracting Officer, email: Carol.Newcomb@va.gov.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) intends to issue the 2011 VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The BAA will be available on or about February 15, 2011. This BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to make an award or pay white paper or proposal preparation costs generated in response to this announcement. No contract award(s) will be made unless funds are available.

This BAA invites interested offerors to contribute innovative ideas in specific areas of interest including the expansion of the capabilities of Blue Button technology; sterilization of reusable medical equipment; teleaudiology; and advancing prosthetic socket design. The specific areas of interest will be detailed in the BAA. The BAA allows for multiple awards. Each award will have a period of performance of up to twenty-four months. VA intends to maximize use of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contracts resulting from this BAA. However, offerors may propose alternate contract types providing that the alternative is supported in the proposal.

An industry day will be scheduled via webinar shortly after release of the BAA. Information will be provided for each area of interest and questions from industry will be addressed. As it becomes available, additional industry day information will be posted at www.fbo.gov and www.va.gov/vai2.

The point of contact for any questions related to this announcement and subsequent BAA may be addressed to Ms. Lauren Oliver, Contract Specialist, email: Lauren.Oliver@va.gov and Mrs. Carol Newcomb, Contracting Officer, email: Carol.Newcomb@va.gov.