R410--Nursing Learning & Leadership Pathway Development (VA-22-00037508)

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to engage a contractor to assist the Office of Nursing Services in operationalizing its strategic workforce plan through developing a nursing learning and leadership pathway. The contractor will conduct environmental scans, strengthen nursing leadership models, optimize clinical team models, and provide project management and strategic communication support. Quotes are due by September 15, 2022 and will be evaluated based on technical capability, price, and past performance.

This solicitation is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The NAICS code is 541611 for management consulting services with a size standard of $21.5 million. The period of performance is one base year. Key deliverables include identifying focus areas, developing a strategic roadmap, and creating four business cases with implementation plans. The place of performance will be at the contractor's facilities with some travel to VA locations. The solicitation aims to procure these nursing workforce development services to advance the skills and competencies of VA's nursing staff.