7A21--CONTRACT | Adaptive Learning Software Licenses | 36C10B23Q0169 | VA-23-00052174
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C10B23Q0169
- Agency
- VA Technology Acquisition Center Headquarters, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Knowledge Factor, Inc. to provide 12,500 learner licenses for an adaptive e-learning platform covering topics such as safety, medical procedures, and compliance training. The platform must be a cloud-based, FedRAMP certified solution that has been tested and validated for compatibility with VA systems. The agency requires comprehensive data collection, storage and reporting capabilities to improve clinical outcomes. Responses to the notice of intent are due by March 16, 2023.
The contract would have no set-aside designations. The NAICS code is 541511 and PSC code is D302. Knowledge Factor, Inc. is identified as the potential incumbent through their provision of the Amplifire cognitive learning platform under a previous pilot program. The period of performance and total contract value were not specified, but the notice indicates requirements for 5 online author training courses and 5 author licenses to be provided through the contract. The place of performance will be online through the VA learning management system.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain market information on capable sources of supply, industry practices, and input specific to the information provided. The Government is not responsible for any cost incurred by industry in furnishing this information. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future Solicitation, 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. 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. The information provided may be used by VA in developing its acquisition strategy and Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Product Description (PD). 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. VA is issuing this RFI to identify providers of an adaptive e-learning software platform that can satisfy the requirements as stated below and on the attached, plus be cloud-based and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certified.
The e-learning platform shall provide comprehensive data collection, storage, and reporting capabilities to assist managers and leadership in strategic planning and resource management to improve clinical outcomes. The software platform must be a scalable tool that corrects learners misinformation and uncertainty. Benefits to the agency are improved clinical outcomes through professional education, courses utilized in place of existing competency assessments to eliminate duplicate work, administers both initial and ongoing education to assure information retention and confidence of staff, and the ability to integrate with the Talent Management System (TMS). The adaptive e-learning software platform must demonstrate that it has been tested and validated against existing Institute for Learning, Education, and Development (LEAD) Veterans Health Administration(VHA) Systems to include ILEAD Learning product design and development processes, certification of Section 508 accessibility standards, implementation through the TMS and data acquisition processes to support ongoing evaluation and reporting. Please see the attached DRAFT PD titled Adaptive Learning Software Licenses for additional requirements.
Please also provide the following information with your response:
1) Product/Platform Name
2) Company Name
3) CAGE/UEI Number
4) Company Address
5) Point of contact name
6) Telephone number
7) Email address
8) For small business concerns, indicate whether at least 50 percent of the total amount paid by
the Government will be paid to firms that are similarly situated.
BE ADVISED: All entities doing business with the United States Federal Government MUST have an active registration in the System for Award Management website SAM.gov
Responses to this RFI are due by the time / date indicated and addressed to William Waterhouse at William.Waterhouse@va.gov
Update #1 ·
Synopsis- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - AMPLIFIRE
The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of Veterans Affairs(VA), Technology Acquisition Center intent to negotiate a firm-fixed-price sole source contract with Knowledge Factor, Inc. located at 4775 Walnut Street, Suite 210, Boulder, CO 80301 for brand name Amplifire cognitive e-learning platform in accordance with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This procurement allows VA to continue to use the Amplifire cognitive e-learning platform that was procured as a pilot program under a separate contract action and tested against existing VA systems. Additionally, this procurement will allow VA to expand upon the pilot program and implement Amplifire on a broader scale.
The e-learning platform shall provide comprehensive data collection, storage, and reporting capabilities to assist managers and leadership in strategic planning and resource management to improve clinical outcomes. Benefits to the agency are improved clinical outcomes through professional education, courses utilized in place of existing competency assessments to eliminate duplicate work, administers both initial and ongoing education to assure information retention and confidence of staff, and the ability to integrate with the Talent Management System (TMS). Amplifire is the only adaptive e-learning platform that has been tested and validated against existing Institute for Learning, Education, and Development (LEAD) Veterans Health Administration(VHA) Systems to include ILEAD Learning product design and development processes, certification of Section 508 accessibility standards, implementation through the TMS and data acquisition processes to support ongoing evaluation and reporting. In addition, since Amplifire is cloud-based, it needs to be FEDRAMP certified. Amplifier is the only adaptive e-learning platform that is FedRAMP certified and available through the VA Marketplace.
VA requires learner licenses providing access to the Amplifier Online training platform including training on the following topics: Safety and Quality Essentials; EPIC EHR/CERNER HER; Obstetrics Risk Reduction; Medical Equipment Management; Opioids; Compliance; Pediatrics; Revenue Cycle Management; Safe Surgery; and all VHA-developed training items. Items are to be accessible through the approved VHA training system 24hrs day, 7 days per week. VA requires author licenses which allow VHA personnel to access the development platform and create and deploy training products. In addition, VA requires online-only author training courses which includes online trainer/mentor support and includes content on how to access the development platform; navigate the development platform (toolbar, track changes, checklist review); create training products using the platform; use question type best practices, write and employ various question types (basic, chained, intermediate, and shadow); avoid visual cuing; and develop content using media guidelines. Lastly, VA requires technical support for all courses to include troubleshooting and course linkage to the approved VHA training system; and provide ad-hoc access to all data analysis dashboards, downloadable reports, and other VHA-related system outputs as well as any VHA-specific raw data collected by the system for use in internal VHA reporting.
Amplifire software is a unique educational platform because it is the first scalable tool that corrects learners misinformation, uncertainty, and struggle which ultimately leads to costly errors and poor performance. The active learning platform is grounded in neurobiology and cognitive research, where a Science Board and lead researchers from around the country, apply evidence-based research and results to practical learning for knowledge absorption, retention, and improved outcomes. Amplifire has pre-built courses with the ability to have content reviewed by subject matter experts. Knowledge Factor Inc. has built in analytics software to deliver results to various levels of staff leadership, supervisors, educators, etc. These results display trends and opportunities for additional hands-on education to specific units and/or disciplines, as well as the opportunity to identify a performance improvement project within the hospital. The software is also able to display improved learning of staff over time and delivers a solution based on its patented algorithms, built from insights in the brain sciences, rapidly detect and correct the knowledge gaps, cognitive biases, and confidently held misinformation in the clinical workforce that lead directly to adverse incidents and patient harm. The platform intelligently adapts to this previously invisible knowledge variation and struggle to learn among clinicians until each achieves mastery. The platform reports on workforce proficiency in an easily understood graphical format. These particular dashboards and analytics capabilities are powerful for leadership and education staff to make pivotal decisions and changes within the organization, beyond other standard education reporting software. Amplifier software platform is proprietary to Knowledge Factor Inc. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by 03/16/2023 at 9:00 AM eastern daylight time will be considered.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| DRAFT_PD_Adaptive Learning Software Licenses.pdf | ||
| 36C10B23Q0169_1.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C10B23Q0169.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 7A21--36C10B23C0021 | AMPLIFIRE Adaptive Learning Software Licenses | VA-23-00052174 | Award Notice | |
| 7A21--CONTRACT | Adaptive Learning Software Licenses | 36C10B23Q0169 | VA-23-00052174 | Solicitation |
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