7A20--NEW AWARD - Vascular Ulcer Care Pathway - RFI LOOPBACK
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is conducting an RFI Loopback for a Vascular Ulcer Care Pathway digital health system. This market research aims to identify capabilities for a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to standardize care, enhance diagnosis, and improve outcomes for Veterans with vascular ulcer disease. The requirement is intended to be solicited on NASA SEWP with no set-aside designation, open to all eligible vendors. Responses are due April 22, 2026.
Scope of Work
The objective is to provide and implement a Vascular Ulcer Care Digital Health System to standardize care protocols, enhance diagnosis, stratification, referrals, treatment, and post-treatment care for vascular ulcer disease among Veterans. The system aims to improve patient outcomes and care efficiency. Key aspects include:
- Developing and implementing a SaaS digital platform hosted on VHA GovCloud servers.
- Ensuring the platform is FedRAMP and FISMA authorized, scalable nationally, and configurable.
- Supporting up to 2000 patients initially at a pilot VA location (Minneapolis or Palo Alto).
- Providing standardized care protocols for lower extremity vascular ulcers.
- Including patient-facing mobile and web-based applications for practitioners and administrators.
- Extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) patient data from VAEC Azure Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) to a secure S3 bucket.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) Loopback
- Intended Solicitation Vehicle: NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP)
- Set-Aside: None (open to all eligible vendors under SEWP)
- Product Service Code: 7A20 (Application Development Software)
- Response Due: April 22, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Published: April 29, 2026
- Period of Performance (DRAFT PWS): 12 months from date of award
Key Tasks & Deliverables (from DRAFT PWS)
- Project Management: Contractor Project Management Plan (CPMP), Monthly Progress Reports, Technical Kickoff Meeting.
- System Development: System Design Document (SDD), Change and Configuration Management Plan.
- Implementation & Deployment: Configuration services, network connectivity (TIC 2.0 Gateway, IPv6 support), Service Level Agreement (SLA).
- Testing & Training: Support for VA testing (T&E), role-based training materials.
- Support & Maintenance: 24/7 Help Desk, ongoing system maintenance and updates.
- Pilot & Assessment: Care Pathway Assessment Report, Pilot Results Report, System Boundary Diagram, FedRAMP documentation, Incident Response Plan.
Special Requirements (from DRAFT PWS)
- Security: Strict adherence to VA cybersecurity policies (Zero Trust, FICAM, PIV card enablement, data encryption). Background investigations for personnel.
- IT Framework: Compliance with VA Technical Reference Model (TRM), Veteran Focused Integration Process (VIP), and Product Line Management (PLM).
- Data Handling: No PII/PHI stored locally; all data hosted on VHA GovCloud. SSN reduction and use of ICN as primary identifier.
- AI Requirements: If AI is used, compliance with Executive Orders and OMB Memoranda on trustworthy and unbiased AI is mandatory.
Additional Notes
This is an RFI to gather information and includes a DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) for review. This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for proposals.