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Mental Health Mobile Apps Design, Development, and Research Support

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36C10B26C0084Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Nj has awarded contract 36C10B26C0084 to Vertical Design Inc. for mental health mobile apps design, development, and research support. This 8(a) sole source firm-fixed-price award is valued at 7,134,146.50 dollars and is based on the proprietary cloud-hosted development framework and data structure owned by Vertical Design Inc. The scope of work focuses on the continued support of the NCPTSD mobile app ecosystem, encompassing hosting, maintenance, operational support, and integration. Additionally, the contract includes anonymized user research, the development of one new application, and a major update to an existing app. The initial period of performance runs from September 29, 2026, through September 28, 2027, with the inclusion of three option periods and four optional tasks.

General Info

VA awarded Vertical Design Inc. $7.1M for mental health mobile app development.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → Technology Acquisition Center Nj (36C10B)

Contract Value

$1,286,780.9

NAICS

541512 - Computer Systems Design Services

Place of Performance

NJ, USA

Set-Aside

8A

Awardee

VERTICAL DESIGN INC.

Award Issued Date

09/29/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

2

Award Notice 36C10B26C0084 - Mental Health Mobile Apps

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Low

VA26 00048712 Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition

8 pages · justification-and-authorization

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PostedSep 8

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AwardedSep 29

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AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Technology Acquisition Center Nj (36C10B)

Contacts2 people available

OfficeEATONTOWN, NJ, 07724, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Technology Acquisition Center Nj (36C10B)

Office AddressEATONTOWN, NJ, 07724, USA

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Ana Subashi

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