U012--OPS - Workforce Skills Assessments (VA-26-00057182)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center is seeking commercially available workforce skills assessment products and services through this pre-solicitation notice (Solicitation 36C10B26Q0371). The VA intends to procure off-the-shelf assessment tools covering technical skill domains including cybersecurity, IT, software development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, design, and product management for federal workforce evaluation. All assessments must be Section 508 compliant, sourced from multiple qualified vendors with established and validated products, and delivered through secure digital platforms supporting high-volume concurrent testing with comprehensive reporting capabilities compatible with OPM's USA Staffing system. The request emphasizes that assessments must align with the Defense Cyber Workforce Framework and NIST NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework standards. Interested contractors must submit capability statements of no more than 8 pages by May 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time to Contract Specialist Leanne Kjesbu (Leanne.Kjesbu@va.gov) and Contracting Officer Joseph Jones (Joepsh.Jones6@va.gov), addressing five specific technical and pricing requirements including product overviews, approach methodology, new role acquisition processes, itemized cost structures, and reporting examples.

This pre-solicitation notice carries no set-aside designation, meaning all responsible sources are eligible to respond regardless of business size or veteran status, though Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses may highlight their SBA VetCert verification. No incumbent contractors or current award values are identified in the available documentation. The government has not disclosed a specific budget range or total contract value for this requirement. The solicitation documents reference example assessment vendors such as HackerRank, CodeSignal, and Codility for software development assessments, and NXL Cyber and CyberStronger for IT and cybersecurity domains, though these are provided as illustrative examples rather than mandatory selections. Responses to this Request for Information do not constitute a formal proposal submission, and no payment will be provided for RFI responses. The VA retains the discretion to delay, cancel, or revise the requirement and may invite select responders for post-RFI briefings to further refine requirements before formal solicitation issuance.