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Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE); Broad Agency Announcement (BAA); Suicide Prevention
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the VA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE), is soliciting concept papers under Broad Agency Announcement 36C10X24R0053 to fund early-stage research, prototyping, and piloting focused on suicide prevention, care coordination, and treatment. This initiative seeks innovative solutions from private sector companies, non-profits, and institutions of higher learning to increase Veteran access to services, reduce delivery costs, and improve the quality of care. The program is structured in two potential phases: a Prototyping/Test phase with a maximum funding limit of 2 million dollars and an optional Field Test/Pilot phase with a maximum limit of 4 million dollars, bringing the total potential contract value to 6 million dollars. The government intends to award Firm Fixed Price contracts with a total potential period of performance of 12 to 24 months. Concept papers are accepted from July 15, 2024, through September 30, 2026, and must be submitted via email to [email hidden]. Submissions are limited to a three-page executive summary and must follow strict formatting guidelines, including a 12-point font and no hyperlinks. Evaluation is based on overall innovation merit, technical feasibility, potential impact on Veteran outcomes, and the offeror's capabilities; price is evaluated for reasonableness but is not a scored factor in the technical selection. All deliverables must comply with Section 508 accessibility standards and relevant federal security and privacy regulations, including FISMA and the Privacy Act of 1974. Full proposals are submitted only upon invitation from a VA Contracting Officer.
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Place of Performance
Washington, DC, 20001, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
Concept Papers - Submissions will be accepted from July 15, 2024 – Septemb 30, 2026. In response to this BAA solicitation, Concept Papers must be submitted to: contact@example.gov
As an innovation engine within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the vision of the VA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE) is a VA innovating at the forefront of science and research, service delivery, and employee empowerment. VHAIE leads this vision through development of organizational capability, delivery of operational breakthroughs, and by driving futures. VHAIE is committed to developing and employing agile mechanisms that allow VA to source incremental and transformational innovations to best serve Veterans and their families. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) opportunity seeks to source and fund early-stage research, development, prototyping, and piloting with an overall goal of moving forward the state of the art.
VHAIE invites all potential offerors (including private sector companies, non-profits, and institutions of higher learning) to contribute ideas for innovations in SUICIDE prevention, care coordination, and treatment that significantly increase Veteran access to services, reduce or control costs of delivering those services, enhance the performance of VA operations, and improve the quality of service that Veterans and their families receive.
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