U099--SAFe Enterprise Membership/Service (VA-25-00031278) Sources Sought Notice

Request for Information RFI 36C77625Q0075

TITLE: SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK (SAFe) ENTERPRISE SERVICE MEMBERSHIP (SES)

**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 Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI) within the Digital Health Office (DHO) 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 not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement.

NAICS 611430 (size standard $15M) applies to this requirement. If you believe a different NAICS code is a better fit for the subject requirement, please provide that information to us as well.

The VHA is seeking interested sources (contractors) for a near-future solicitation and procurement for a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Enterprise Service Membership (SES). Currently, no solicitation exists; therefore, PLEASE 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 Performance Work Statement (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:

Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program:

[ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB)

[ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone

[ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a)

[ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

[ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business

[ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

[ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)

[ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business

[ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify)

Please answer the following questions:

Are you an authorized reseller of the Subscription/Membership Services?

If yes, you must provide documentation supporting your authorization, such as an official letter from Scaled Agile, Inc. stating your company is an authorized reseller.

Does your company offer this service via a General Service Administration (GSA) contract or other Governmentwide contract?

If yes, provide the contract number or attach the contract to the response.

Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses.

In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information to confirm the company s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request.

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than 12/13/2024 at 10:00AM (Eastern). Responses should be emailed to the Contracting Officer Grace Kelly at Grace.Kelly-Burnsworth@va.gov. All email correspondence for this project shall reference the RFI Number, Project Identifier and Project Title in the subject line of the email. Example: RFI 36C77625Q0075, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Enterprise Service Membership (SES). No phone calls will be accepted.

DISCLAIMER

This email is being sent solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Government. Per FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not considered offers, shall not be used as a proposal, and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kinds of offers will be considered in response to this notice. 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. At this time, 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.