Heather Kirk August 14, 2023 11 Comments

With the recompetition for the heavily utilized Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) contract on the near horizon, this leading IT and management consulting specialist, and Prime partner to VA on several enterprise contracts, is looking to build out its team by bringing in some new faces with fresh ideas.  

The VHA IHT IDIQ contract was awarded on April 1, 2020, with a period of performance that included a 5-year base period and one 5-year option period. Due to high utilization by VHA Programs responding to COVID-19, the Presidential Transition, and myriad legislation passed since IHT’s inception, the spend on this contract was nearing its original maximum contract value in fewer than 3 years. This past Spring, VA announced plans to increase the current contract maximum value by $450M to allow Task Order competitions to continue until the next IDIQ is solicited and awarded (1-year maximum ordering permitted under the approved Justification and Approval).  

The next iteration of the Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) contract Primes will play a pivotal role in driving forward an organizational overhaul aimed at enhancing the capacity of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to deliver seamless, top-notch, and integrated healthcare services, accessible at all times and across all locations. 

The Ask: This major partner to VA, and a serious contender to win a spot on this important IDIQ, is seeking to add some team members who can not only help win a Prime spot on the IDIQ contract, but can also help win tasks and drive greater outcomes for the VA and our Veterans.  

If you have specific capabilities and/or past performance supporting similar healthcare transformation efforts at VA or elsewhere, to include in the commercial sector, please  contact us here or comment below for all to see. All responses will be passed on to the requestor.   

Pro Tip 1 – If you are a firm with capabilities and socio-economic status that might support this or any related effort, comment below and let others know you are interested. Comments are some of the most viewed portions of any article. 

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

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.    

** 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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  1. Stephen Wood

    RESPEC (http://www.respec.com) are experts in rapidly evolving technologies in the complex federal environment, where RESPEC’s dynamic and agile IT professionals create confidence with proven technology solutions, products, and staffing services for public customers. We bridge technology staffing gaps and design best-fit technology strategies for government customer needs to ensure dramatic improvements. We have over 20 years’ experience with Indian Health Service where many of the requirements are similar in scope to VA. In addition, we have 30 years’ experience with other federal customers, including the Dept. of Energy and Department of the Interior.

  2. Vijay Raghavan

    RC4VETS LLC, we are an innovative VA focused SDVOSB that has in it’s DNA to Really care for Veterans by offering superior technological solutions to better Veterans lives and well being. We would love to partner with anyone with same mission and goals.

  3. Jonathan Bradshaw

    Creating straight forward innovative data management and analytics solutions is what we do. Making those solutions understandable to the client is what we do better than anyone else. The team at Analiza Data Solutions is heavily experienced in the government space with projects like VA HELM, CMS Agent Broker, SSA and HRSA. We understand the ins and outs of navigating with our government partners and innovate within their unique operational requirements. If you are looking for a SDVOSB to partner with, ANALIZA DATA SOLUTIONS has got you covered.

  4. Murali

    Teja Group has experience with IHT. Would like to have a discussion to see how we can partner. Please reach out to me.

    Thanks.
    Dr. Murali…

  5. Matt Fowler

    My firm, Bland & Associates (certified small business) would love to meet to discuss how we can support the pursuit of this IDIQ and actually win contracts. We have support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) for over 35 years providing audit, compliance and monitoring solutions as both a prime and subcontractor. We have significant relevant healthcare transformation experience through our support of 11 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s alternative payment models which aimed to move from a FFS environment to value based care. Additionally, we currently hold a contract as a sub within VHA so we have some visibility. We look forward to meeting you and showing how we can assist you in your pursuit of this IDIQ.

  6. Carter Craft

    Team Ronco would love to support an IDIQ Prime on this opportunity. We are not your Cyber or SW Dev resource, instead we provide many of the other needs the GovCon market seeks:
    -Ronco is a Diamond level Avaya partner – can our buying power help you fill gaps and maybe increase your margins?
    -Ronco performs infrastructure cabling, both ISP and OSP – do you need support in those areas?
    -Ronco performs wi-fi EF&I installs – do you see a need for this anywhere?
    -Ronco provides RTLS and patient fall solutions (Centrak)
    -Ronco provides Mass/Alert Notification solutions (911, etc.) (multi-vendor options)
    -Ronco has strong Audio Visual past experience and a team in place today – conference rooms, huddle rooms, presentation and theater rooms, large venues.

  7. Ravindra Mettupalli

    JR Software Solutions: A Premier WOSB, HUBZone Certified IT Service Provider
    With 18 years of dedicated service, we’ve cemented our reputation as a reliable IT partner for both CDC and HHS. Our recent accolade as #733 on the inc5000 list stands testament to our rapid growth and unwavering commitment. Our company delivers various end-to-end IT solutions for the federal government via Cloud and Big Data enterprise-level design, implementation, optimization, management, and staffing. With over 18 years of experience at CDC, we have amassed unique HHS knowledge and successfully executed numerous projects described below:

    • Designed and developed the largest civilian financial management system, tracking $11B/year.
    • Modeled data for Vaccine Tracking System, distributing 85M doses/year for 16 diseases and 1B COVID-19 vaccines.
    • Processed Petabyte-scale data transfers without any information being missing/degraded
    • Working on forecasting outbreaks with AI/ML models
    • Saved client 60% in costs using our unique cloud architecture implementation framework/processes.

    We are actively seeking prime partnerships and are eager to showcase how our expertise can align with your aspirations for this IDIQ. Let’s connect and explore synergies.

    1. Susan Lenane

      SHR Consulting Group, certified 8(a) and small business, provides information technology services focused on designing self-healing data centers, integrating cybersecurity and software applications, and facilitating our government clients’ shift to the cloud. Moving toward a hybrid architecture requires expertise in all aspects of technology to fully assess solution requirements and design scalable environments. SHR provides IT engineering services to deliver hybrid cloud architectures. Our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) deliver IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS integrated solutions to enable the digitization of traditional enterprise IT infrastructures for DOD and Civilian agencies. We meticulously focus on every aspect of technology so we can provide our customers with a seamless final experience. SHR leverages automation, software-defined solutions and hyper-converged platforms to significantly increase workload capacity, scalability and flexibility. Our custom-designed cloud solutions provide several benefits:

      • Reduced maintenance costs
      • Infrastructure scalability and elasticity
      • Optimized service architectures
      • Optimized data center network size and density

      References are DoD, DISA, FEMA and IRS.

  8. Matt Yuan

    We are interested in supporting the prime company looking to win a spot on this IDIQ. Our company G3 Innovative Solutions has great past performance with DISA, DOD, FEMA, USACE, FBI and the Pentagon for IT and Cybersecurity Services. In addition we are 8(a) SBA certified with certifications: ISO 9001-2015, NIST 800-71, CMMC Level 2 Compliant.

    Capabilities:
    Applications & Web Services
    Cybersecurity
    Engineering, Architecture & Design Solutions
    Enterprise Infrastructure Operations & Engineering Services
    Physical Security
    Program/Project Management

  9. Benjamin Austin

    We’re in a search mode for PRIME SB Teaming Partners for contract vehicles and pursuit of FedOpps in Authoritative BI Data Sourcing needs.

    Contract Vehicles: POLARIS, OASIS/OASIS+, SeaPort NxG, STARS-III

    Technical Expertise: Data Analytics, MDM, Global BI Data, FOCI, UBO, Intell., FWA, SCRM, Data Blocks, Data Lakes

    Benjamin Austin

    E: austinb@dnb.com

  10. Aida Zyryku

    Navitas (https://navitas-tech.com/) is an award winning, WOSB providing a broad range of IT solutions in Software Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Management, AI/ML, Data Governance, Cyber Security, Data Quality, Master Data Management, Advanced Data Analytics, Agile PMO and Cloud Services to customers in federal, state, and commercial.

    Our services encompass data and statistical analysis, program integrity, system automation for analytics, data warehousing, quality control, enterprise portals and content management systems, configuration management, and full life cycle system development.

    https://navitas-tech.com/pdf/Navitas_CapabilityStatement_2023.pdf