Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 IDIQ Contract- Request for Information (RFI) 2: Conceptual Unrestricted Pool
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Request for Information (RFI #2) Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY (as defined in FAR ...
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Request for Information (RFI #2) Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY (as defined in FAR 15.201(e)), this is not a solicitation. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted, or respond to any questions or comments that may be submitted in response to this RFI. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government and does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The agency does not intend to award a contract but rather gather capabilities and market information pertinent to acquisition planning. The responses to this RFI will be captured as market research and may contribute to the development of an acquisition strategy. Information provided may be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. PURPOSE This Request for Information (RFI) is for Market Research Only. The purpose of this RFI is to understand industry capabilities related to healthcare transformation and to collect information to enable further development of a future acquisition strategy (include socio-economic consideration and methods). Background The Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) IDIQ was developed four years ago as a solution to address challenges where national reach, breadth and depth of capability and experience, and integration of diverse skillsets were necessary to support the needs of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The IHT IDIQ included contract awards to multiple teams comprised of prime contractor (experienced SDVOSB integrator) and dozens of subcontractors (individual firms). Led by an SDVOSB prime contractor that coordinated with dozens of formal teaming partners (SDVOSBs, VOSBs, small businesses, large business partners, universities, and non-profit organizations), each team combined their reach and collective capabilities to tackle some of VHA’s largest professional service requirements. VHA is in the process of developing the next generation vehicle, IHT2, following a similar integrated team-based model, led by mature SDVOSB primes, and broad capabilities crossing multiple service areas. The new vehicle will build on the three original Functional Categories (Health System Transformation and Innovation, Implementation and Operations Support, Healthcare Business Enabling Services) and add a fourth, Health Informatics. Objective To further leverage the collective capabilities of the pre-established teams for requirements that might not traditionally be conducive to set-asides (those requiring highly unique skillsets or those that would result in a small business not complying with Subcontract limitation requirements), the Government is proposing the inclusion of an unrestricted pool under the next version of IHT, that includes one or more team key partners (from established teams) as unrestricted prime contractors to respond to unrestricted task orders using the existing team partners. The vision is to have the integrated team with multiple prime contractors—one SDVOSB VITAL competing on set-aside task order requirements, and one (or more) unrestricted Prime contractors (with one unrestricted proposal per team on unrestricted task order competitions). On May 1, 2023, VHA released a Request for Information, “VHA Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 RFI 36C10X23R0032”, where challenges were shared, and feedback solicited. Based upon that industry feedback and other stakeholder input the Government intends for the upcoming IHT2 Solicitation to include a process by which two pools of awardees are established. Figure 1, below, depicts the pre-decisional vision for both SDVOSB set-aside and Unrestricted pools. (See attached copy of Notice for Figure 1 graphic) Figure 1: Pools for IHT2 (pre-decisional, subject to change) VIT: Veteran Integrated Team VITAL: Veteran Integrated Team Agile Lead VITSO: Veteran Integrated Team Subcontract Only Key Partner: VIT member identified as fulfilling one or more Capability Area(s) Conceptual Process To maintain the integrity of the integrated teaming model and exclusive teams, the Government has conceptualized a process by which only key partners to the VITALs determined apparent awardees under the set-aside pool will be eligible for consideration under the unrestricted pool (and thus establish the Unrestricted Integrated Team or “VIT-X”). In other words, a VIT-X cannot exist without a respective VIT. (See attached copy of Notice for Figure 2 graphic) Figure 2: Conceptual Phased Approach leading to Unrestricted Awards (pre-decisional, subject to change) The process above is the preliminary vision for the SDVOSB set-aside and unrestricted pool approach, heavily relying on our SDVOSB-led teams while also allowing access to an unrestricted pool to address those requirements that have been challenging for set-aside team to address within the current IHT IDIQ. The Government seeks additional feedback from industry to help us determine if this is an appropriate and effective means to optimize the use of the IHT teaming approach and maximize team value. Instructions for Responding to this RFI Through this process, VHA is requesting the capabilities and experience of both large and small business contractors interested in providing these services for VHA. Interested small business contractors including Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, are encouraged to respond. The Government requests that contractors respond to the specific questions provided in this request for information. Responses should “demonstrate” capability, not just “confirm” corporate capabilities. CONFIDENTIALITY: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Response Format/Page Limitations The overall total page limit for responses to this RFI is six (6) pages (page count does not include cover page and index). Responses should be submitted in Microsoft Word format with Times New Roman font, 12 pt. or greater font size. Interested parties should limit marketing material to allow sufficient space for adequately, directly, and substantively responding with the information of most interest to the Government. In all correspondence relevant to this RFI please identify it as a response to the “VHA Integrated Healthcare Transformation 2.0 RFI 2 36C10X23R0032 -
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