SDVOSB community eyes upcoming VA Integrated Informatics and Analytics Program Support opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Integrated Veteran Care (OIVC) recently kicked off market research efforts in support of the Integrated Informatics and Analytics (II&A) Program as they seek an industry partner capable of providing high performing data analytics personnel with a high degree of  expertise in healthcare including advanced data analytics support services to help ongoing VA efforts to create a data driven culture, and drive results to achieve business goals.     

While the initial total value of this two year contract is not expected to be huge, the strategic value and opportunity that comes with providing a complete and senior data science team made up of Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Program Analysts to provide healthcare data analytics support services, and program/project management support services to assist the Denver, CO based Veteran Health Integrated Veteran Care Office (IVC) and the relatively new and dynamic II&A Program leadership team, ensures that if this contract is released in a competitive fashion, it will draw a crowd.  

A focus for the II&A Program includes providing tools and support for VHA leadership and offices to make data-driven decisions by: implementing a data stewardship program; developing solutions to resolve and mitigate data quality issues; promoting better understanding and use of data and information technology; and attempting to impact clinical and business workflows to enable a high performing health system. Examples of the types of services IIA provides include: coordinating “big data” analytics for purchased care network population health efforts to provide comparability to VHA population health efforts by enabling users to apply a value-based measurement framework to measure outcomes and costs; developing analytics and dashboards to describe and monitor utilization and cost drivers, support repatriation efforts, reduce care fragmentation, detect unusual patterns of care, and identify cost savings opportunities; and ensuring conformance to enterprise information technology, systems, and related IT-dependent resource management, workflow standards and processes by supporting all IVC directorates to address related interdependences, ensuring alignment with key enterprise IT and informatics stakeholders, including Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Electronic Health record modernization EHRM (Cerner) and related enterprise stakeholders. 

The agency is still in the process of formulating its acquisition strategy, but OS AI has heard from several leading Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business partners who are actively working to influence where and how any solicitation will be released. Potential landing spots mentioned to date include VETS 2 and GSA MAS. Included below is a list of some sample key points of contact, some related data and some insight into which VA-focused SDVOSBs are drawing the most interest.  

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Sample Set of Key Points of Contact (Current or Past) 

• Amanda Villa, Director of Acquisitions within Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Affairs 
• Miguel LaPuz, MD, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration 
• Hillary Peabody, Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veterans Care, Veterans Health Administration 
• Emily Drobek, Policy analysis and process improvement, Veterans Affairs 
• Ira Palmer, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
• Char Milan, Customer Service Director/Project Management/ Air Force Veteran, GSA 

Pro Tip 2: When viewing relevant Federal staff on LinkedIn, mutual connections you have can be an indicator of a potential partner or competitor.  

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Related Data 

• Job Posting: Executive Director Integrated Informatics and Analytics, Veterans Health Administration, March 2023 
• New Hire: Director of Acquisitions within Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Affairs 
• The newly combined VA Office of Veterans Access to Care (OVAC) and Office of Community Care (OCC) to officially be known as VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC)  
• Feeling the HIMSS 23 Love: Veterans Affairs leaders draw attention with major competitions on the horizon 
• Several Veterans Affairs Leaders included in the list of Engage FedGov Honoree 
• GSA Polaris Protest has FAR-reaching Implications – T4NG2, OASIS Plus, CIO-SP4  
• SDVOSBs jockeying to secure $1B+ Veterans Affairs EHRM, FMBT and SCM program oversight contracts 
• Sharing Notes: Meet some of the SDVOSB Partners coveted by $60.7B VA T4NG2 Prime Bidders  
• They Want You: Top bidders for $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ are all hunting points and key teammates  
• Emerging 8(a), SDVO & WOSB Digital Transformation firms top list of SB Alliances formed amongst VA, CMS/HHS, USDA, DOD, and DHS players  
• OS AI Feature: Four Emerging GovCon IT Companies that are Ripe and Ready to Roll in 2023 at DHS, DHA, VA, HHS and Treasury  
• Day One Health IT Summit Brief: FDA’s $500M Multiple-Award Analytics BPA; the $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ; and recent M&A actions drive BD strategy  
• Gearing up for $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ win: Expiring tasks and potential recompetes come into focus  
• Four former VA execs leading SDVOSBs that are Ready to Roll in 2023, plus one to grow on  
• Meet the Federal IT and Consulting firms recognized for their commitment to Veteran hiring and retention 

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VA focused SDVOSBs drawing the most attention:  

Included below is a list of the service-disabled Veteran-owned small companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory since the beginning of 2023 and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs.   

• Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) **    
• Sierra7 **    
• RC4Vets    
• Coforma **    
• Blue Water Thinking    
• IronArch Technology    
• Aptive **    
• The Green Technology Group (TGTG) / DexteriTech    
• Agile Six **    
• Oddball    
• Tria Federal  
• PingWind **    
• IMC 
• Trilogy Federal       
• innoVet Health **    
• JJR Solutions    
• Sprezzatura **    
• FalconTek    
• Tenacity Solutions    
• Kinaras    
• IT Concepts **    
• Ibility **     
• RP Professional Services    
• VetsEZ    
• MO Studio    
• TechWerks    
• 9th Way Insignia    
• PGT Solutions    
• ReefPoint Group    
• MicroHealth    
• Le’Fant    
• Rios Partners/RBMC JV  
• Eleven 09 / King Street Technology Partners    
• Cognitive Medical Systems / CivitasDX    
• MBL Technologies **    
• Client First Technologies    
• Decisive Point Consulting Group  
• Maveris    
• All In Solutions    
• AgileRank    
• EM Key Solutions **    
• Aquia    
• Syms Strategic Group 

** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates its own excellence, making the company a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.    

We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.     

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