DA01--Summit Data Platform Analytics Solution (VA-26-00024220)

The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research through a Request for Information (RFI) to shape the acquisition of the Summit Data Platform Analytics Solution, aimed at modernizing its enterprise cloud-based data and analytics infrastructure. This initiative seeks to enhance the platform’s capabilities in customer onboarding, data migration, governance, security, AI enablement, user support, and change management to better serve over 2,500 users and migrate remaining CDW workgroups. The effort will leverage Azure and AWS cloud environments with integrated tools such as Collibra, Immuta, and Databricks, following Agile methodologies and compliance-by-design principles aligned with FedRAMP, RMF, Zero Trust Architecture, Section 508, and VA-specific data and AI governance policies. Responses to the RFI, originally due March 18, 2026 and extended to March 23, 2026, will inform the development of a formal solicitation expected in late summer 2026 and will not result in an award. Offerors are required to address six key areas including technical architecture, staffing models, cybersecurity controls, data migration strategies, implementation timelines with ROM estimates, and unique competitive advantages, with submissions accepted solely via email to designated VA contacts. The upcoming procurement will be issued under GSA MAS Schedule 54151S and will remain open to all business sizes, including small businesses, SDVOSBs, VOSBs, woman-owned small businesses, and historically underutilized business zone concerns, fostering broad competition to achieve the best value for the government. The anticipated contract will reflect a 12-month base period with two optional 12-month extensions for a potential total performance period of three years, with work to be performed anywhere in the United States. Evaluation for the future solicitation is expected to emphasize technical excellence over price, likely utilizing a trade-off approach due to the mission-critical nature and complexity of the platform modernization. Contractors must demonstrate proven expertise in cloud data platforms, AI/ML workflow development, automated governance, and user-centered design, with compliance requirements extending to financial and operational transparency, including potential subcontracting obligations under small business set-aside provisions. While no formal contract clauses or funding identifiers are yet defined, the effort is supported by Recovery Act funds, and all deliverables must adhere to federal privacy, accessibility, and cybersecurity standards with no physical packaging or MIL-STD requirements applicable.