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Notice ID:36C10B22Q0300
US Department of Veterans Affairs Request for Information/Sources Sought 36C10B22Q0300 Enterprise Learning Management Solution (ELMS) This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought is for planning ...
US Department of Veterans Affairs Request for Information/Sources Sought 36C10B22Q0300 Enterprise Learning Management Solution (ELMS) This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotations, 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. The information provided may be used by the VA in developing its acquisition strategy and Product Description. 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. This is a RFI/Sources Sought only. Do not submit a proposal or quote. It is requested that all companies interested in participating in this effort please note their interest and submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement. Requirements: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is soliciting for information related to the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Interested parties are invited to review the attached PWS and to make comments or suggestions. The goal of this RFI is to provide a procurement framework that may be used for a subsequent acquisition. Nothing in this document should be considered binding or in any way obligate VA to perform. VA welcomes comments on any part of this document. For project planning and information gathering, the Draft PWS is attached which defines the scope of requirements. Information obtained from this RFI will be used within the VA and will not be disclosed outside of the agency. Please submit the following: Your organization s capability to provide the entire range of requirements. Specifically, please provide a brief summary of your technical approach to meet the requirements specified in the Draft PWS. Request Company information to include: Company Name CAGE/UEI Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov Company Address Point of contact name Telephone number Email address Socioeconomic data For Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)/Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns, indicate whether you could meet VAAR 852.219-10 (NOV 2020) (DEVIATION) VA Notice of Total SDVOSB set aside and 13 CFR §125.6, which states, the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government to it to firms that are not SDVOSBs as defined by VAAR 852.219-10 (NOV 2020) (DEVIATION). Company Business Size and Status for NAICS Names and types of current federal contracts and/or contract vehicles (GSA, GWAC, or any other Schedule if you are included in one or more. Please include Contract Number, expiration date, etc.) If the proposed solution is other than the existing product, please provide a timeline on how you propose to implement this solution to ensure seamless support is provided no later than September 30, 2022. In addition, please provide information on the following: Has the Performance Work Statement adequately addressed this requirement? Is there any additional suggested information that could/should be included? Is the solution proprietary? Is it open source? If proposing a hosted solution, please provide relevant information (e.g. already established Trusted Internet Connection; FEDRAMP compliant). Additionally, please identify if the proposed solution has received an Authority to Operate from VA (or another Government Agency). If the proposed solution is other than the existing product, please provide supporting information that demonstrates the proposed solution meets the minimum requirements, as specified in the General Requirements document. Please provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM). Provide details as to whether the requirement will be met solely by the prime contractor or if there will be a teaming/sub-contracting relationship RFI SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: VA requests a clear, concise, and complete response to this RFI. As part of the submission, VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the RFI respondent, or to contact the RFI respondent for clarification of any information submitted as part of the response. Please submit your RFI response in accordance with the following: 1) No more than 10- pages. 2) Mark your response as Proprietary Information if the information is considered business sensitive. 3) NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI.  The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 10-page limit.  The Government will not review generic marketing materials that do not address the information contained herein or the attached documents. All interested parties shall respond no later than 11:00 AM EST on May 31, 2022 via e-mail. If you have any questions on the RFI, please submit via e-mail as well to the TAC points of contact listed below by May 23, 2022. All questions and answers will be posted to this site as an attachment. Please note 36C10B22Q0300 Enterprise Learning Management Solution (ELMS) in the subject line of your response. The TAC point of contact for this RFI is Contract Specialist, Kawana Tyler-Simms, Email address: Kawana.Tyler-Simms@va.gov, and Contracting Officer, Patrick Hamilton, Email address: Patrick.Hamilton2@va.gov. See Attached Documents: DRAFT ELMS Performance Work Statement 05182022 and Addendum C - VA ELMS Requirements_05172022 Attachments have been updated.
