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R405--VHA Salary Survey Data Collection & Analysis (VA-26-00056720)
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Program Contracting Activity Central, is conducting market research under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul and VAAR provisions to evaluate commercial capabilities for Salary Survey Data Collection and Analysis services, identified under NAICS code 541990 with a small business size standard of $19.5 million. This sources sought notice is strictly for planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation, offer, or binding obligation; no award will result directly from this notice. Respondents are required to demonstrate their ability to deliver a cloud-based enterprise compensation solution leveraging artificial intelligence to standardize pay setting, annual reviews, and incentive authorization for T38, HT38, and GS healthcare workers, while maintaining a comprehensive database for VHA HR personnel. Key tasks include purchasing and analyzing approximately fifty approved salary surveys, applying geographic differentials at the city/state level for all VHA duty stations, developing a job architecture implementation plan due by the end of the base year, and providing ongoing monthly reports and quarterly meeting management services. The solution must be commercially available, not collect federal data, support data portability, and align with VA policy and IT standards. Submission is limited to a 10-page single-spaced document in 11-point Calibri font, emailed to designated VA contacts no later than June 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, with the required subject line. Respondents must provide company details including SAM UEI, point of contact information, and certification of small business program eligibility such as SB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, SDVOSB, VOSB, or Large Business status. Registration in SAM and VetCert for veteran-owned firms is mandatory. The contractor must own or license the cloud-based solution described in Task 4, detail its functionality across all subtasks, and identify potential issues from prior experience. Performance will occur at the contractor’s facilities unless otherwise directed, with no work on weekends or federal holidays absent explicit approval. Security protocols require compliance with VA Directive and Handbook 0710, NISPOM, and VA Directive 6500, with all personnel subject to background investigations tiered by risk level—low positions requiring an NACI conducted by OPM. Cybersecurity measures must adhere to NIST CSF and ISO standards, and all contractor operations must be based in the United States per VAAR 852.204-71(d). The
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II. Requirements: Please see attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS).
III. Submittal Information: Companies having the skills and capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this Sources Sought Notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Contract Specialist Lisa Strawbridge at Lisa.Strawbridge@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Kymberly Morgan at Kymberly.Morgan@va.gov. The subject line must read 36C77626Q0191 Salary Survey Data Collection and Analysis. Responses must be submitted no later than 06/12/2026, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. The submission cannot exceed 10 pages in length, single spaced, 11-point Calibri font that addresses the questions fully. The Government will not review any other data or attachments that are in excess of the 10 pages. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements. The capability documentation should include, at a minimum, the following information with their response: Company Name and Address: Point of Contact (POC) Name: Email Address: Phone Number: SAM UEI Number: Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program: [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify)
Please answer the following questions: Are any of the requirements included in the draft PWS unclear and/or ambiguous? If so, how would you recommend clarifying them? Does your firm have experience (past performance data) related to a similar size and scope of this Federal Government Requirement? If so, please describe in detail the experience and which PWS task(s) it corresponds to. Please answer the following questions specifically about Task 4 in the PWS: What is your current cloud-based solution that meets the requirements of Task 4 in the PWS? Do you own the solution or is there a licensing fee? Please describe how your cloud-based solution completes tasks 4A-4I. Identify potential issues or concerns (from your previous experience) that should be addressed by the VA.
In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information to confirm the company s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request. Simply restating that your firm will or can complete a task will not provide a determination of capability. IV. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriate for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No phone calls will be taken. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice.
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