Veteran Decedent Memorial Data/Information Analysis & Visualization

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center is seeking a Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II Contract holder to develop data analysis and visualization solutions for the National Cemetery Administration's Riverside Education and Interpretive Center (REIC). The contractor must provide comprehensive data capture, analysis, visualization, and programmatic planning services to optimize REIC operations over a 12-month period. Key requirements include staffing a Program Manager with minimum 15 years of federal program management experience and a Master's degree, two Program Data Analysts with 10+ years of experience and advanced degrees in Statistics or Data Science, and a REIC Programming Consultant with 15+ years in interpretive/education programming and a Master's degree in history or museum studies. The solicitation emphasizes compliance with extensive VA technical requirements including the VA Technical Reference Model, Zero Trust security controls, FICAM/PIV authentication, IPv6 compliance, TIC 3.0 standards, and AI governance protocols. Interested vendors must submit responses to the Sources Sought Notice by April 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time to Shreeia.Curry@va.gov, with the formal solicitation anticipated to follow, and the due date for proposals set for April 7, 2027.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and does not identify any specific incumbent contractors. No budget range has been disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice. The effort encompasses a structured 12-month timeline requiring delivery of multiple key components including a Project Management Plan, stakeholder engagement and interview summaries, two SBIR-based crowdsourcing platforms (one internal and one external), a comprehensive Plan of Action & Milestones document, a resourcing workbook, and a risk register. Work will be performed primarily at contractor facilities with limited travel requirements. Eligible applicants must demonstrate small business status under applicable categories such as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), or other qualifying designations, and the contract is classified under NAICS code 541715 and PSC code B506.