R422--VA All Employee Survey (AES)

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C77626Q0025
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Nationwide/Remote

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is seeking a contractor to administer the VA All Employee Survey (AES), an annual nationwide employee satisfaction and feedback initiative. The contractor will be responsible for developing survey links, managing web-based and Interactive Voice Response platforms, providing real-time response rate tracking, establishing help desk support, collecting and validating survey data, and delivering comprehensive data files within one to two business days after survey completion. Key requirements include ensuring 508 compliance for accessibility, supporting various survey branching capabilities, protecting respondent anonymity, and accommodating approximately 450,000 VA employees with an anticipated 60 percent response rate. The VA is currently conducting market research through this Request for Information and welcomes feedback on the draft Performance Work Statement, including comments on specific sections and pages. Interested contractors must submit responses by December 15, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST, limited to 20 pages, and should include up to three similar projects completed within the last three years, company capabilities, qualifications, business size, and current business status.

This procurement is designated as a set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The contract structure consists of a 12-month base period with four 12-month option years, with anticipated award timing in May 2026 for the FY26 survey. The opportunity falls under NAICS code 541910 (Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling) with a size standard of $22.5 million, and the place of performance is nationwide with remote capability. No specific budget range has been announced in the pre-solicitation notice, and no current contractor information is provided. Responses should be directed to Contract Specialist Aimee Maxel and Contracting Officer Kristy Svendsen, referencing RFI number 36C77626Q0025. The VA emphasizes that this Request for Information is market research only, and no solicitation currently exists, meaning interested parties should not request a copy of any formal solicitation at this time.

Notice text

Request for Information (RFI): 36C77626Q0025

Title: VA All Employee Survey (AES)

**IMPORTANT: Please read this email notice in full BEFORE responding!**

I. Introduction:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) on behalf of the National Center for Organization Development (NCOD) is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced, and interested potential sources. Please review the information contained herein and identify whether your company has the capability and interest to provide the services required. Responses will be treated as information only and not as a proposal, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement or otherwise pay for the information requested.

NAICS 541910 (size standard: $22.5 million) applies. If you believe a different NAICS code is a better fit for the subject requirement, please provide that information to us as well.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking interested sources (contractors) for a near-future solicitation and procurement for All Employee Survey (AES) Services.

At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION.

Complete responses to this notice will assist the VA in determining any potential set-aside for the requirement. Not providing all information requested in the response to this notice may result in the VA being unable to determine a vendor potentially capable of satisfying the requirement and, subsequently, if the rule of two criteria is not met, a specific set-aside category may not be decided by the Contracting Officer.

II. Requirements:

Please see attached DRAFT PWS. The Government welcomes comments or questions on the DRAFT PWS associated with this requirement. Please provide clear comments or questions and provide the page and section referenced for each comment or question.

III. Submittal Information:

Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 20 pages in length, single spaced, 12-point font minimum that addresses the above information. The Government will not review any other data, attachments that are in excess to the 20 pages. Please also include a cover page (not included in page limit) which includes, at a minimum, the company s name, address, SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) number, GSA contract number (if applicable), Point-of-Contact (POC) name, phone number, and e-mail address. Companies shall provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements.

Past Experience: Provide the following information on a maximum of three similar projects completed within the last three-years for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor.

The name, address, and dollar value of each project

The Prime Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price, or Time and Material

The name, telephone, and address of the owner of each project

A brief description (no more than a few paragraphs) of each project and why it is relevant to this requirement, including difficulties and successes.

Your company s role and services provided for each project.

Capability/Qualifications A written response (no more than 5 pages) providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possesses to perform services described in the scope of work.

Company business size and status - (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), the number of years in business, affiliate information: parent company, potential teaming partners. Please also provide the number of employees your business has or has access to.

Federal Supply Schedule - If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant SINS applicable to this requirement.

Sub-Contracting Limitations Please provide clarification that you can maintain compliance with sub-contracting limitations in accordance with the latest FAR and VAAR clauses.

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than Monday, December 15, 2025 at 2:00PM EST. Responses should be emailed to Aimee Maxel (CS) at aimee.maxel@va.gov and Kristy Svendsen (CO) kristy.svendsen@va.gov . All Email Correspondence for this requirement must reference the RFI number and Title in the subject line of the email. Example: RFI 36C77626Q0025 VA All Employee survey (AES) . No phone calls will be accepted.

Attachment: DRAFT PWS

DISCLAIMER

Per FAR 15.101(c) (2025), responses will be treated as information only and not as a proposal, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement or otherwise pay for the information requested.

No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents; however, the Government does reserve the right to contact any respondent and/or respondent reference to obtain additional information. Currently, no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. Any resulting procurement action will be the subject of a separate, future announcement. The information is provided for discussion purposes and any potential strategy for this acquisition may change prior to any solicitation release. The acquisition strategy, evaluation methodology, contract type, and any other acquisition decisions are to be determined.

Files

File Type Posted
P01 - FY26-30 AES DRAFT PWS.docx DOCX document
36C77626Q0025.docx DOCX document

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