Trying to avoid last-minute tech issues, many bidders closed last week by uploading their proposal responses for the $60.7B T4NG2 IDIQ, but this was not the only significant VA IT focused response submitted last week by companies who desire to support the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Affairs recently announced that it is seeking to put in place one or more contracts with one or more eligible entities to assess major acquisition programs at the VA (programs exceeding $1B in lifecycle spend). Three of the programs to be assessed will likely include Electronic Health Record Management (EHRM), Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) and Supply Chain Modernization (SCM). Responses to the market research were due last Friday, but this is just the beginning of an effort by some service-disabled Veteran-owned companies (and their joint ventures) to try to convince the government to mark one or more of these strategic Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) contracts as SDVOSB set-asides.
Barring a shift in stated needs, the requirement that any potential bidder be able to lay claim to recent past performance on no fewer than two Prime contracts for the independent verification and validation of programs that are or were substantially similar in size, scope, and complexity (i.e., over $1B program lifecycle costs) is a tall order for any business, large or small.
But the bigger challenge and deterrent for many will be the need to “agree to not participate in any other solicitation at the VA nor participate on any further solicitations at the VA for the duration of the potential contract(s).”
The final RFP is still in the works, but given the strategic nature of this potential requirement and the ability to provide support for some of the biggest and important mission-focused IT initiatives in the Federal sector today, program officials from VA’s Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) and Small Business Office can and should expect to field many requests from large and small businesses alike as they work to influence the direction of any subsequent procurement.
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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.
Please note that for the purposes of this report, we are *defining small business as a company that self-identifies in SAM as a small business under $34M, calculated using a multi-year average revenue calculation. If we misrepresented your company and/or missed your company and you expected to be here, please contact us below. We aim to get it right 100% of the time.
- Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) **
- Sierra7 **
- RC4Vets
- Coforma **
- Blue Water Thinking
- IronArch Technology
- Aptive **
- The Green Technology Group (TGTG) / DexteriTech
- Agile Six **
- Oddball
- PingWind **
- 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
- MicroHealth
- Le’Fant
- Eleven 09 / King Street Technology Partners
- Cognitive Medical Systems / CivitasDX
- MBL Technologies **
- Client First Technologies
- Maveris
- ReefPoint Group
- 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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