R405--VHA Salary Survey Data Collection & Analysis (VA-26-00056720) Morgan/Strawbridge

Solicitation 36C24C26R0004 is a request for a Firm Fixed Price contract issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Procurement Office, Central, for VHA Salary Survey Data Collection and Analysis. The contractor will manage the entire survey submission process for the VA, which includes purchasing approximately 50 national and regional surveys from approved sources and utilizing a cloud-based enterprise compensation solution featuring AI to analyze pay, project trends, and recommend adjustments. Key deliverables include providing geographical differentials drilled down to the city and state level for all VHA duty stations and assisting in the development of a Job Architecture implementation plan to support competitive benchmarking and compensation validation. The contract structure consists of one base year with four twelve-month option periods, for a total duration not to exceed five years. Performance will primarily take place at the contractor's facilities. Award will be based on a best-value tradeoff process, with technical factors serving as a pass/fail gate and being significantly more important than past performance, veterans involvement, and price. The contractor must adhere to strict cybersecurity standards, including FISMA, FIPS, and NIST, and submit an Information System Security Plan within 90 days of award. Quality will be monitored through a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan using random sampling, 100 percent inspection, and periodic surveillance.