R410--NDNQI BPA - National Nursing Quality Indicators Database Access and Reporting Services [VA-26-00056186]

SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

National Nursing Quality Indicators Database Access and Reporting Services

Notice ID 36C24C26Q0010

09 June 2026

Background

The Veterans Health Administration [VHA], Office of Nursing Service [ONS] requires access to a nationally recognized nursing quality indicators database that provides an integrated data network enabling healthcare organizations to measure nurse sensitive quality indicators. These indicators support national benchmarking against private and public healthcare facilities and align with the Magnet Recognition Program® and other nursing excellence initiatives. This capability supports system-level reporting, centralized governance, and targeted workforce interventions to improve patient safety and nurse retention across VA Medical Centers.

Objective and Scope

The objective of this Firm Fixed Price [FFP] Blanket Purchase Agreement [BPA] is to obtain enterprise-wide access to a nursing quality indicators program that supports measurement and benchmarking of nurse-sensitive indicators required for national comparison and Magnet Recognition Program® alignment. The database shall enable timely benchmarking and support a high-reliability organization model across VHA facilities.

The Contractor shall provide access to quality metrics dashboards for use across the VA healthcare system to track and analyze nurse-sensitive indicators. The Contractor shall provide benchmarking and comparison capabilities among similar facilities. The system shall not require submission of Protected Health Information [PHI].

Core indicators shall include, at a minimum:

Nursing care hours per patient day

Patient days

Hospital-acquired infections, including but not limited to CLABSI and CAUTI

Falls data

Pressure injury data

Annual nurse satisfaction survey

Nursing turnover rates

Nurse education and certification tracking

The BPA will allow VA medical facilities to issue FFP Call Orders for consistent and repeatable services to support enterprise alignment, cost savings, and standardized system level visibility of nursing quality indicators.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Regional Procurement Office Central [RPOC] on behalf of ONS intends to award a sole source purchase order to:

Press Ganey Associates LLC

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a Small Business Administration size standard of $24.5 million in average annual receipts.

Submittal Information

This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source that believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which may be considered by the Government if received by the closing date and time of this notice.

Responses shall include sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor s capability to meet all requirements as described in the draft Performance Work Statement [PWS]. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management [SAM] database at https://www.sam.gov. All responses shall include the following information: Company Name, Cage Code, SAM Unique Entity Identifier [UEI], Company address, point of contact name, email address, phone number, and GSA contract number [if applicable]. The subject line for correspondence shall clearly display: RFI 36C24C26Q0010 National Nursing Quality Indicators Database Access and Reporting Services.

See attached Draft PWS

Responses to this notice are due through email no later than Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time to:

Michelle Rhodes Contracting Officer

Michelle.Rhodes@va.gov

Orangella Bittick Contract Specialist

Orangella.Bittick@va.gov.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Regional Procurement Office Central [RPOC]

Supplies and Services Division

1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 204

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Important Note

To avoid delays in receipt and processing, all communications and responses regarding this notice shall be submitted via email to both the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist.

End of Notice