Redesigning Suicide Prevention SharePoint site - CRISTAL Dashboard

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 is seeking a contractor to redesign the CRISTAL (CAPRI, REACH VET, Risk Indicators, STORM Tool for Analytic Lookup) dashboard on a VA SharePoint site to enhance suicide prevention and clinical decision-making capabilities. The contractor will be required to conduct qualitative interviews with approximately 60 VA mental health clinicians, identify patient-generated data measures, develop two or more clinical decision support modules, and create prototype redesign options that provide high-value, patient-tailored risk information. This firm-fixed-price contract will be evaluated using the lowest-price technically acceptable method, where technical and past performance factors are considered more important than price. The solicitation notice was posted on July 21, 2025, with quotes due by 1:00 PM Mountain Time on July 28, 2025, providing vendors with only seven days to prepare and submit their proposals.

This procurement opportunity is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) with a size standard of $34.5 million, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation materials. While specific award values or budget ranges are not disclosed in the available documentation, the contract period of performance runs from the date of award through July 30, 2026, giving the selected contractor approximately one year to complete all required deliverables. The work will be performed at the contractor's site rather than at government facilities, though the contracting agency is located in Portland, Oregon. The project falls under the applied research and development services category, reflecting the innovative nature of redesigning clinical decision support tools for mental health professionals working in suicide prevention.