DA01--Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) Recompete (VA-26-00004977)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is seeking software development and production operations support services for the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) platform recompete contract through this Request for Information. The VLM is a digital memorial space that allows visitors to honor and memorialize veterans interred in VA national cemeteries, requiring comprehensive services including application development, human-centered design, project management, operational support, DevSecOps, help desk support, and content moderation. The procurement falls under NAICS code 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) with a size standard of $34 million and PSC code DA01 for IT and telecom business application development support services. Key requirements include developing a publicly accessible website compatible with Chrome, Edge, and Safari browsers, ensuring mobile-friendly functionality, maintaining 99.9% availability, and supporting continuous integration/continuous deployment with automated testing. The government is specifically interested in vendors' capabilities to support platform transition, including potential software migration from Keeper, and requires confirmation of non-marketing commitments to VLM users. Responses to this RFI are due by August 8, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST, submitted via email to VA contracting personnel.

While this opportunity does not use any set-aside designation, the government is specifically seeking to identify Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) for potential future competition. The contract structure is planned as a hybrid Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Time-and-Materials (T&M) effort with a 12-month base period and two 12-month option periods, indicating a potential three-year total performance period. The procurement may be competed under the Transformation Twenty One Total Technology Next Generation (T4NG) multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract using fair opportunity procedures. Veteran-owned businesses responding to this opportunity cannot subcontract more than 50% of the work to non-certified businesses to maintain compliance with set-aside requirements. The procurement is planned for FY26, and the government has not disclosed specific budget ranges or award values in the available documentation. No current incumbent contractor is specifically mentioned in the provided materials, though the reference to potential migration from "Keeper" suggests there may be existing platform components or services that require transition.