DA01--Artificial Intelligence CDSP Summarizations - New TO (VA-25-00097498) VetsFirst Sole Source to SGL-360, LLC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is procuring an Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Summarizations solution to develop an AI-powered clinical documentation search and summarization tool. The contract seeks to create a system that leverages VA's existing Clinical Decision Support Console and Azure OpenAI GPT models to help clinicians efficiently review patient records prior to encounters, with the primary objective of reducing clinician administrative burden and improving care quality for Veterans. The solution will be developed using agile methodologies and must comply with VA's information security, accessibility, and privacy requirements, including strict HIPAA and HITECH protocols for handling Protected Health Information. This procurement is being conducted as a sole source action under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(5) for statutorily authorized procurements, meaning no competitive evaluation will occur. The response deadline is September 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, with the solicitation to be archived 99 days after the response date.

This opportunity is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside, with SGL360, LLC specifically identified as the sole source contractor for this procurement. The total contract value is up to $34 million, structured with a base period running from September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2026, followed by two 6-month option periods. The contract includes 24 iterations during the base period and 13 iterations in each option period, utilizing a firm-fixed price structure. Performance will be conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, with the contract supporting VA's Office of the Chief Technology Officer's AI initiatives. Any responses received from contractors other than SGL360, LLC will not be considered, as this is strictly a sole source procurement to the designated SDVOSB contractor.