Partner Request: VETS 2 Prime seeks Benefits and Memorial Services (BAM) portfolio expertise

A very fast growing SDVOSB and VA VETS II Prime seeks a partner, large or small, who brings direct past performance, relationships and familiarity with the Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits and Memorial Services portfolio. This is to support an active RFP on GSA eBuy right now.  

This contract is to provide IT program management office (PMO) and technical support for the BAM Portfolio. The Contractor shall perform and execute the tasks at various levels to support Portfolio, Product Line, Program, and Projects. Major work areas shall include project management, requirements management, implementation management, release management, schedule support, strategic analysis, Federal budget planning and investment support, engineering and technical support, communications, and administrative support.  

Background 

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OIT), Software Product Management (SPM) Office, Benefits and Memorial Services (BAM) Portfolio mission strives to provide high quality, effective, and efficient Information Technology (IT) services to those responsible for providing care to the Veterans at the point-of-care as well as throughout all the points of the Veterans’ health care in an effective, timely and compassionate manner. VA depends on Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) systems to meet mission goals. 

The Software Product Management (SPM) Office, Benefits and Memorial Services (BAM) Portfolio mission is to deliver world-class, innovative systems that ensure reliable, secure, and seamless delivery of benefits and services directly to Veterans and their families. The BAM Portfolio serves the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the National Cemetery Administration to develop and manage advanced technology solutions. 

The BAM portfolio is organized to enable Product Line Management. Product Lines are organized to manage products, systems, and projects that share a business strategy, objectives, and customers within a common structure to gain efficiencies in infrastructure, automation, and deployment. Product Lines may be added or removed from the BAM Portfolio throughout the life of this Task Order. The following are the Product Lines that currently exist in the BAM Portfolio. 

1. Appeals
2. Benefits Integration and Administration (BIA)
3. Compensation and Pension (C&P)
4. Education and Veteran Readiness Employment (EVRE)
5. Insurance (INS)
6. Loan Guaranty (LGY)
7. Memorial Benefits Management (MBS)

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If you have capabilities and/or relationships that can be of value, please contact us here and let us know, with any relevant information and please reference this partner request. We are getting a lot more of these. Please keep it short.     

Note: This has been provided as an anonymous request, so OS AI will not reveal the name of the requestor. We will pass the information along, but there are no promises of a response.   

Alternatively, we always encourage interested firms to share their interest publicly in the form of a comment as there will be many other firms looking for partners. We do share posted comments in our newsletter, so it can be a great way to create awareness about your capabilities in relation to this type of need. Comment below – you must be logged in.   

Feel like you are missing out on some of the key actions at VA? It can be hard to keep up. Make sure you are in the know by checking out the US Department of Veterans Affairs Intel Segment page, chock full of insights and intelligence.     

Partners 

Looking for some good teaming partners that are supporting VA today? Click Here  

You can filter the list by several key indicators, to include socio-economic status, NAICS, Contract vehicle, etc.   

Included below are the Department of Veterans Affairs focused large and small businesses which were the most viewed profiles on the OrangeSlices partner platform over the first quarter of FY ‘24. These small and large businesses are winning, growing, and driving some of the key missions of Federal agencies, and are among those to watch as you consider potential vendors, partners, and employers, in the months and years ahead.  

• GDIT 
• Deloitte ** 
• Tria Federal (Tria) 
• TISTA 
• Aptive ** 
• Booz Allen Hamilton 
• Cognosante 
• Leidos 
• Sierra7 ** 
• RC4Vets 
• Ibility **  
• PFS ** 
• PingWind ** 
• Sprezzatura Management Consulting 
• Amida ** 
• IT Concepts ** 
• DOMA Technologies 
• Coforma ** 
• JJR Solutions ** 
• CVP ** 
• The MITRE Corporation ** 
• Guidehouse ** 
• Syms Strategic Group (SSG) 
• Oasys ** 
• AVER 
• Maximus ** 
• GovCIO ** 
• SAIC 
• EM Key Solutions (EMKS) ** 
• DecisionPoint ** 
• SoKat ** 
• Franklin IQ 
• Technatomy 
• The Arcanum Group (TAG)  
• Oddball ** 
• Agile Six ** 
• Mind Computing 
• IT Cadre 
• OMNI Consulting Solutions 
• Janus Advisory Group
• ICF **
• Artemis ARC **/ Arrow ARC
• McKinsey & Company **

** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates 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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