7A21--RFI Industry Loopback Notice - National Digital Telepathology - Artificial Intelligence (NDTP-AI) (VA-26-00058955)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C10B26Q0472
- Agency
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VA Technology Acquisition Center
Headquarters, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center intends to solicit commercially available off-the-shelf artificial intelligence pathology solutions and cloud storage for the National Digital Telepathology – Artificial Intelligence (NDTP-AI) system, with anticipated release under a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside on the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V Government-Wide Acquisition Contract; the RFI response deadline was June 23, 2026.
This is a Request for Information (RFI 36C10B26Q0472) for market research and acquisition planning purposes only and does not constitute a binding solicitation or commitment to award. The VA reserves the right to modify the acquisition strategy, requirements, evaluation methodology, contract vehicle, or solicitation approach based on additional market research, acquisition reviews, funding availability, or other Government considerations.
Place of performance spans multiple USA locations. The solution must integrate with the VA Enterprise Cloud environment via Amazon Web Services and the existing Philips IntelliSite Pathology (PIPS) digital pathology platform to detect and characterize prostate and gastric cancers. Required capabilities include FDA 510(k) clearance verification, diagnostic decision support, standardized reporting, scalable cloud-based whole slide image storage, compliance with VA cybersecurity and Authority to Operate requirements, and clinical validation. The contractor must achieve 99.99% uptime availability and deploy a fully functional system in VISN 1 within 120 business days of award, with support personnel available Monday–Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local facility time and initial response within 30 minutes.
The anticipated contract structure is a firm-fixed-price award for one 12-month base period with four optional 12-month extension periods. Responses included Rough Order of Magnitude estimates for implementation, annual recurring, and optional expansion costs. NAICS 541519; PSC 7A21. Contracting Officer: Peter T. Lewandowski, 848-377-5172, Peter.Lewandowski@va.gov.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Industry Loopback Notice for Request for Information 36C10B26Q0472 The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), based on market research, intends to pursue the National Digital Telepathology Artificial Intelligence (NDTP-AI) (VA-26-00058955) requirement as a competitive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V Government-Wide Acquisition Contract.
The Government appreciates industry s engagement and information. The Request for Information responses, customer technical assessments, follow-up clarifications, and additional market research were used to further refine the requirement and inform the acquisition strategy.
This notice is primarily for informational and acquisition planning purposes only. It is not a solicitation, request for quotation, request for proposal, or commitment by the Government to award a contract. The Government reserves the right to modify the acquisition strategy, requirements, evaluation methodology, contract vehicle, or solicitation approach based on additional market research, acquisition reviews, funding availability, or other Government considerations.
Update #1 ·
The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research to identify capable vendors who can provide commercially available off-the-shelf Artificial Intelligence (AI) pathology solutions and cloud storage for Integrated AI Software for Prostate and Gastric Cancer Detection System. This is a Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses will be used to inform the Government s acquisition strategy.
Please refer to the attached RFI documents.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C10B26Q0472_1.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFI Coversheet and Questions - NDTP-AI v.2.1.pdf | ||
| 36C10B26Q0472.docx | DOCX document | |
| Draft PWS_NDTP-AI v.2.1.pdf |
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