DA01--VA-27-00011003 - Integrated OCDAO Support

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is conducting market research ahead of procuring Integrated Office of the Chief Data and Analytics Officer (OCDAO) support services, with responses due November 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The notice is marked "No Set-Aside Used." The Office of Information and Technology will use responses to inform its acquisition strategy and Performance Work Statement, and the request for information is non-binding. Responses go by email to Contract Specialist Kevin Andujar at Kevin.Andujar@va.gov and are limited to 15 pages. They must include CAGE/UEI numbers, socioeconomic data, corporate experience with contract references, rough order of magnitude pricing by period with labor categories and rates, and answers to nine industry questions. The associated solicitation number is 36C10B27Q0090.

The requirement covers program management, data governance, data architecture, business analytics, and mission support across five work streams serving the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, National Cemetery Administration, and OIT. It consolidates support now provided under multiple existing data analytics contracts. The base year runs February 1, 2027 through January 31, 2028, with four one-year options through January 31, 2032. Work is performed at contractor facilities, with up to 20 trips per year to Washington, DC, and travel costs included in firm-fixed-price line items. Required compliance includes Zero Trust Architecture, FICAM, HIPAA security rules, and AI governance under OMB memoranda M-25-21, M-25-22, and M-26-04. The enterprise data catalog covers up to 500 VA data stores. Optional tiered analytics work (Tier S through XL) under Section 5.3 is capped at $25 million per year and $125 million over the contract duration. The product service code is DA01 and the NAICS code is 541519.