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The purpose of this posting is to notify interested parties that on March 25, 2024, Technatomy Corporation filed a bid protest with the Court of Federal Claims, Case No. 24-451. In addition, on March 26, 2024, Veteran First Technologies filed a bid protest with the Court of Federal Claims, Case No. is unassigned at this time.

Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 ---36C10B23R0011 --- March 7, 2024 --- The purpose of this posting is to notify interested parties that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) has replaced one of the awardees on the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Two (T4NG2) contract. Specifically, the award to Sierra 7, Inc. has been cancelled after re-evaluation by the Government in response to a Small Business Administration Area Office size determination that Sierra 7, Inc. is other than a small business for this procurement. As a result, in accordance with the solicitation’s basis of award, the next highest rated offeror, CGI Federal, Inc., has received an award. T4NG2 is a Multi-Agency, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order contract with a base ordering period of five years with one five-year option period. The program has a ceiling of $60.7B and will provide a full range of information technology (IT) services including, but not limited to, technical support, program management, strategy planning, systems/software engineering, enterprise network engineering, cyber security, operations and maintenance, and other services and solutions encompassing the entire range of IT and healthcare IT requirements. Please direct any questions to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov .

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The purpose of this posting is to notify interested parties that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) has replaced one of the awardees on the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Two (T4NG2) contract. Specifically, the award to Sierra 7, Inc. has been cancelled after re-evaluation by the Government in response to a Small Business Administration Area Office size determination that Sierra 7, Inc. is other than a small business for this procurement. As a result, the next highest rated offeror, CGI Federal, Inc., has received an award.

T4NG2 is a Multi-Agency, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order contract with a base ordering period of five years with one five-year option period. The program has a ceiling of $60.7B and will provide a full range of information technology (IT) services including, but not limited to, technical support, program management, strategy planning, systems/software engineering, enterprise network engineering, cyber security, operations and maintenance, and other services and solutions encompassing the entire range of IT and healthcare IT requirements.

Please direct any questions to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov .

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The purpose of this posting is to notify interested parties that on June 13, 2023, VCH Partners, LLC filed a bid protest with the Court of Federal Claims, Case No. 23-891C.

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The purpose of this posting is to amend the solicitation to make minor clarifications in Sections L and M.

The proposal due date/time remains as 1:00:59 p.m. ET on June 14, 2023. All responses shall be submitted to the VOA website under the Proposal Type drop down field titled, T4NG2 Amendment.

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The purpose of this posting is to release a set of Questions & Answers.

Note: The answers provided are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final Solicitation takes precedence. Finally, please note that multiple questions of a similar nature may have been combined by the Government into a single question and answer; therefore, the specific question that was submitted may not be listed.

The proposal due date/time remains as 1:00:59 p.m. ET on June 14, 2023. All responses shall be submitted to the VOA website under the Proposal Type drop down field titled, T4NG2 Amendment.

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The purpose of this posting is to amend the solicitation to primarily make the following changes: (1) Correct a clerical error in Section L.10.2, Table, L.13.3; (2) Further define the qualifications for reserve awards identified in L.12.1.1 and the evaluation process in M.1.1; (3) Specify that in order to qualify for reserve awards, in the event the Offeror is a SDVOSB Joint Venture as defined by 13 CFR 128.402 it must include a narrative for all partners not providing a REP discussing the work done and qualifications held related to the type of work associated with this solicitation; (4) For purposes of the reserve awards, clarify that point values for REPs from a Protege within a Mentor Protege Joint Venture also apply to VetCert certified SDVOSB joint venture partners within non-Mentor Protege Joint Ventures (identified as Joint Venture Scoring ); and (5) Revise the T4NG2 Self Scoring Worksheet (Attachment 015) consistent with the updated scoring methodology.

As a result of this amendment, there are only changes to the solicitation itself and the T4NG2 Self-Scoring Worksheet (Attachment 015). Offerors are not required to resubmit proposals unless changes were made as a result of this amendment. Proposal revisions are not restricted to solely the areas addressed within this amendment, nor to areas addressed in previous amendments. However, all Offerors shall submit a SF33 acknowledging all amendments not previously acknowledged. As part of the SF33, Offerors shall indicate whether there are changes to the proposal and, if there are any changes, indicate which files are being changed and clearly identify all changes within each file (i.e., in tracked changes). A continuation page to the SF33 may be added to indicate the files that are being changed.

ONLY OFFERORS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A TIMELY PROPOSAL TO THE VIRTUAL OFFICE OF ACQUISITION (VOA) MAY RESPOND TO THE AMENDMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT A NON-MENTOR-PROTEGE JOINT VENTURE NEEDS TO RESTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE ORIGINAL JOINT VENTURE MAY SUBSTITUTE ITS PROPOSAL AND RESUBMIT A PROPOSAL UNDER A RESTRUCTURED, NEW JOINT VENTURE NAME. PLEASE REFER TO THE TRANSMISSION DATE AND TIME OF YOUR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION ON THE VOA WEBSITE. IF ANY PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL WAS TRANSMITTED TO VOA AFTER 1:00:59 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET) ON APRIL 24, 2023, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THIS AMENDMENT AND YOUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, IN ITS ENTIRETY, WILL NOT BE EVALUATED.

The response due date and time remains unchanged as 1:00:59 p.m. ET on June 14, 2023. All responses shall be submitted to the VOA website under the Proposal Type drop down field titled, T4NG2 Amendment.

Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 --- 36C10B23R0011 --- General Announcement --- May 23, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to announce the Government s intent to issue a solicitation amendment tomorrow (May 24, 2023) and extend the due date for proposals to June 14, 2023.

The Government would also like to acknowledge receipt of questions pertaining to recent amendments and advise that answers will be posted soon.

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The purpose of this posting is to amend the solicitation due to a clerical error and provide clarification regarding VAAR 852.219-75.Â

The solicitation has been amended to revise Section L.12.10, Table Cost Accounting System to align with the point values associated with the Self-Scoring Worksheet.Â

Additionally, Large Business Offerors, who previously provided a certification for VAAR 852.219-75, are not required to re-submit Volume 5Â absent the VAAR certification. The Government will disregard any certification(s) previously provided by Large Businesses in response to VAAR 852.219-75.Â

The proposal due date/time remains unchanged as 1:00:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 25, 2023.Â

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Final Request for Proposal Amendment 2

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May 11, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to amend the solicitation to make the following changes: (1) Adjust point values for REPs from Protégés within a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture as the result of a recent Court of Federal Claims decision; (2) Specify the definition of an employed Veteran to be consistent with 38 U.S.C. § 8129(a), wherein there is preference to Offerors that employ Veterans on a full-time basis; (3) Specify that, under Small Business Participation Commitment, dollars/percentages shall be based on the amount of work performed at the Prime and 1st-tier Subcontractor levels; (4) Specify that in the event a Joint Venture does not have four relevant experiences, then it must include at least one REP performed by the managing partner of the Joint Venture; (5) Specify that Contractor Teaming Arrangements (which includes Joint Venture agreements) shall not consist of a potentially collusive arrangement, either for this Solicitation or future task order competitions; and (5) Clarify that VAAR 852.219-75 only applies to small businesses.

As a result of this amendment, there are only changes to the solicitation itself and the Self-Scoring Worksheet (Attachment 015). Offerors are not required to resubmit proposals unless changes were made as a result of this amendment. However, all Offerors shall submit a SF33 acknowledging this amendment. As part of the SF33, Offerors shall indicate whether there are changes to the proposal and, if there are any changes, indicate which files are being changed and clearly identify all changes within each file (i.e., in tracked changes).

ONLY OFFERORS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A TIMELY PROPOSAL TO THE VIRTUAL OFFICE OF ACQUISITION (VOA) MAY RESPOND TO THE AMENDMENT. PLEASE REFER TO THE TRANSMISSION TIME OF YOUR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION ON THE VOA WEBSITE. IF ANY PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL WAS TRANSMITTED TO VOA AFTER 1:00:59 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET), YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THIS AMENDMENT.

Responses to this amendment are due no later than 1:00:59 p.m. ET on May 25, 2023. All responses shall be submitted to the VOA website under the Proposal Type drop down field titled, T4NG2 Amendment.

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Questions and Answers

April 21, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to release a subsequent set of Questions & Answers. The proposal due date/time remains as 1 p.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023.

Note: The answers provided below are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been or will be incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided below conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final solicitation takes precedence. Finally, please note that multiple questions of a similar nature may have been combined by the Government into a single question and answer; therefore, the specific question that was submitted may not be listed.

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Questions and Answers

April 20, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to release a subsequent set of Questions & Answers. The proposal due date/time remains as 1 p.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023.

Note: The answers provided below are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been or will be incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided below conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final solicitation takes precedence. Finally, please note that multiple questions of a similar nature may have been combined by the Government into a single question and answer; therefore, the specific question that was submitted may not be listed.

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Questions and Answers

April 17, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to release a subsequent set of Questions & Answers. The proposal due date/time remains as 1 p.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023.

Note: The answers provided below are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been or will be incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided below conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final solicitation takes precedence. Finally, please note that multiple questions of a similar nature may have been combined by the Government into a single question and answer; therefore, the specific question that was submitted may not be listed.

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Questions and Answers

April 10, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to release the subsequent set of Questions & Answers referenced in the posting from April 5, 2023. The proposal due date/time remains as 1 p.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023.

Note: The answers provided below are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been or will be incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided below conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final solicitation takes precedence. Finally, please note that multiple questions of a similar nature may have been combined by the Government into a single question and answer; therefore, the specific question that was submitted may not be listed.

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Final Request for Proposal Amendment

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Questions and Answers

April 5, 2023 ---

The purpose of this posting is to release an amended solicitation and the Government's answers to questions received from industry pertaining to the final solicitation. A smaller subset of questions and answers may be released within a few days following this announcement; however, no further amendments are anticipated at this time.

Furthermore, the proposal due date is hereby revised to 1 p.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2023.

Note: The answers provided below are for informational purposes, to assist potential offerors in preparing proposals, and such answers do not themselves constitute an amendment to the Solicitation. Where questions and answers necessitated such an amendment, such changes have been or will be incorporated into a formal amendment to the Solicitation. To the extent that any answers provided below conflict in any way with the Solicitation and any Amendments, the final solicitation takes precedence. Finally, please note that multiple questions of a similar nature may have been combined by the Government into a single question and answer; therefore, the specific question that was submitted may not be listed.

The purpose of this posting is to release the Government's answers a set of questions received from industry. Further questions regarding the final RFP shall be submitted via email to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov no later than 1pm Eastern Standard Time on March 21, 2023.

The purpose of this posting is to release the Government's answers a set of questions received from industry. Further questions regarding the final RFP shall be submitted via email to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov no later than 1pm Eastern Standard Time on March 21, 2023.

The purpose of this posting is to release the Government's answers to an initial set of questions received from industry. Further questions regarding the final RFP shall be submitted via email to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov no later than 1pm Eastern Standard Time on March 21, 2023.

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Request for Proposal 36C10B23R0011

March 14, 2023 ---

VA hereby releases the final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology 2 (T4NG2) multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

Proposals are due no later than 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 17, 2023 via the Virtual Office of Acquisition, Acquisition Task Order Management System (please refer to RFP section L.10 for detailed instructions).

Please note that VA reviewed all questions and comments received in response to the 2nd draft RFP and, in consideration, made various updates throughout the RFP. Further questions regarding the final RFP shall be submitted via email to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov no later than 1pm Eastern Standard Time on March 21, 2023. The subject line should state: Questions in response to T4NG2 RFP . Any questions submitted by potential Offerors will be treated on a non-attribution basis. Potential Offerors are advised that any submitted question may be publicly shared therefore questions shall not contain any proprietary information.

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Solicitation Update

February 24, 2023 ---

VA is carefully considering questions and suggestions received in response to the 2nd draft RFP and, as a result, is postponing the anticipated solicitation release date to March 14, 2023, with proposals being due by April 17, 2023. The Agency is still anticipating a 2023 fiscal year end award.

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Second Draft Request for Proposal

February 14, 2023 ---

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, NJ intends to issue a solicitation for the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology 2 (T4NG2) effort.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is posted in a DRAFT format. In response to the DRAFT RFP, the Government will accept questions and comments submitted to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov no later than 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 21, 2023. The subject line should clearly read: Questions in response to Second DRAFT T4NG2 RFP . Any questions/comments submitted by potential Offerors will be treated on a non-attribution basis and considered source selection sensitive.

In addition to the Second Draft RFP, please see attached Questions and Answers. Potential Offerors are cautioned that you may not see your exact submission as duplicative question(s) and/or suggestion(s) may have been removed. If you feel your question was missed for any reason, VA kindly requests you resubmit your question(s).

Offerors are cautioned that the RFP is a DRAFT that is subject to change. Lastly, the information documented in the Questions and Answers is subject to change as the solicitation continues to evolve. Therefore, the information contained within the Questions and Answers does not take precedence to the forthcoming final T4NG2 solicitation.

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Synopsis

The purpose of this amendment is to formally synopsize the T4NG2 procurement and advise interested parties that VA anticipates issuing a formal solicitation for this effort via SAM.gov on/about February 28, 2023. The T4NG2 contract will be a Multi-Agency Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order (MATO) contract with a base ordering period of five years and one five-year option period. The scope of T4NG2 covers a wide range of information technology (IT) and Health IT services including, but not limited to technical support, program management, strategy planning, systems/software engineering, enterprise network engineering, cyber security, operations and maintenance, and other services and solutions encompassing the entire range of IT and healthcare IT requirements. The total number of prime contract awards intended for the T4NG2 procurement is 30. Of the 30 awards, 15 awards will be reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Of the 15 SDVOSB awards, one award will be reserved for a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) / SDVOSB and one award will be reserved for a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) / SDVOSB. If a single company qualifies for both a WOSB/SDVOSB and a HUBZone/SDVOSB, then that will account for both reserves. The basis for award for the basic contract will be determined by the highest rated Offerors with a Fair and Reasonable Price. Following award of the basic contracts, individual Task Orders may be issued using a variety of contract types depending on the nature of the requirement, including Firm-Fixed-Price, Time-and-Materials, and Cost Reimbursement, inclusive of incentive and award term contract types. As was indicated during the T4NG2 Industry Day, VA anticipates releasing a second draft solicitation for industry review and input on February 14, 2023.

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Industry Day Briefing Slides

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) would like to thank all attendees for their time and support.

The briefing slides can be found with this posting.

A reminder that participants can submit questions or comments in writing to the T4NG2 dedicated mailbox at T4NG2.TAC@va.gov up until 2PM EST on February 7, 2023.

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Industry Day

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is holding a virtual Industry Day to provide information on the forthcoming Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 (T4NG2) acquisition.

This Industry Day will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on February 2, 2023, from 11:00AM EST to 1:15 PM EST. Registration is not required. Please use the below link/call-in information to access the virtual Industry Day.

Join Live Event Here

+1 872-701-0185

Conference ID: 125 314 350#

The briefing slides will be posted to SAM.gov following the presentation.

While there will not be a live Question and Answer session during this Industry Day, participants can submit questions or comments in writing to the T4NG2 dedicated mailbox at T4NG2.TAC@va.gov up until 2PM EST on February 7, 2023. The Government will be addressing previously submitted questions during the Industry Day event.

Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 (T4NG2) --- Industry Day, Save the Date --- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) will host an industry day for the T4NG2 procurement on Thursday, February 2 from 11:00AM 12:30PM EST. Planned topic areas include acquisition strategy, basis of award, overview of changes from T4NG, solicitation walkthrough, and questions and answers. This will be a virtual event. Further details will be provided soon.

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Draft Request for Proposal

January 13, 2023

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, NJ intends to issue a solicitation for the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology 2 (T4NG2) effort.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is posted in a DRAFT format. In response to the DRAFT RFP, the Government will accept questions and comments submitted to T4NG2.TAC@va.gov no later than 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 20, 2023. The subject line should clearly read: Questions in response to DRAFT T4NG2 RFP . Any questions/comments submitted by potential Offerors will be treated on a non-attribution basis. VA TAC anticipates issuing a finalized RFP in February 2023.

Offerors are cautioned that the RFP is a DRAFT that is subject to change. Specifically, the point structures for the Self Scoring Spreadsheet addressed in Section L are notional and are only intended at this time to show Offerors how the Spreadsheet will function. Final point structures will be revealed at Final RFP release.