Inactive Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (specific to Department of Veterans Affairs)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Electronic Capital Planning and Investment Control System Support Services The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine the availability of verified Service-Disabl... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Electronic Capital Planning and Investment Control System Support Services The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine the availability of verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) that are capable of meeting the requirements for support services of the Electronic Capital Planning and Investment Control (eCPIC) system. This Request for Information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation or a Request for Proposal. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this effort. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. Overview: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends on entering into an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide program management, technical support and training, system enhancements, maintenance and unlimited use of the eCPIC application. The eCPIC effort is a voluntary Federal initiative entitled Corporate Information Technology (IT), IT Resource Management. GSA is the lead agency for this initiative. eCPIC is a web-based tool, Government-owned technology solution that principally automates capital planning and investment control practices. This application enables agencies ease and automation of the complex process surrounding the select, control and evaluation of IT investments and investment portfolios including an integrated set of tools supporting the creation and electronic submission of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Exhibit 300A (Capital Asset Plan and Business Case Summary) and Exhibit 53 (VA IT Investment Portfolio). A company that is not a VIP registered and verified SDVOSB or VOSB (http://www.va.gov/OSDBU/index.asp) should not respond to this notice. Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must address capabilities specific to the services required in the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and must include the following: Provide a summary of your technical capability to meet the draft PWS requirements for the support services of the eCPIC tool. Please include if your company currently has access to the eCPIC tool. Corporate experience or expertise in performing these services and specific examples or references. Specific examples or references provided must include the agency, point of contact, dollar value, and contract number. How to Respond: Responses are due via e-mail to Mark Mezger, Contract Specialist, at mark.mezger@va.gov no later than Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by 1:00 PM EST.