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R408--VEO Community Challenge Award Requirement
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, through its Veterans Experience Office, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) under solicitation number 36C10X26Q0194 to identify qualified vendors capable of supporting the VEO Community Challenge Award initiative. This RFI, classified under NAICS code 541613, is not a solicitation for proposals or a binding contract but serves solely for market research and acquisition planning purposes in accordance with FAR 15.201(e). Respondents are requested to provide company details including legal name, CAGE/DUNS number registered in SAM or VetBiz.gov, point of contact information, and socio-economic category, along with a brief description of their technical approach to meeting the requirements and their proposed pricing structure, which is expected to be firm-fixed price. The effort supports the administration of a program designed to fund innovative, community-based solutions aimed at improving Veteran access to services related to transition, homelessness, and suicide prevention through the distribution of $100,000 in awards to ten winners, each receiving $10,000. All submissions must be delivered electronically by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on June 25, 2026, to designated VA email addresses, with no guarantee of feedback or return of proprietary materials. The required deliverables include developing and maintaining a web-based platform for applicant submissions and winner visibility, establishing award selection criteria, conducting outreach and training webinars, managing applications and judging, and documenting the distribution of award funds—all to be performed virtually under a one-year period of performance. Performance must align with a Draft Performance Work Statement and adhere to VA Office of Information and Technology security standards, including Authority to Operate requirements and protections for data integrity and privacy. The contractor must submit a Project Management Plan within ten business days of award, provide biweekly status updates, and ensure all documentation remains accessible to the VA indefinitely. Oversight will be conducted by a Contracting Officer’s Representative and VEO project lead using a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan, with non-conforming work to be remedied at no additional cost to the government. The contract type is firm-fixed price, and while no individual security clearances are required, system-level compliance with VA directives is mandatory. No options, funding details beyond the $100,000 in awards, or formal contract clause provisions are included, as this remains a preemptive market intelligence gathering action prior to any potential future procurement.
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Page 1 of 10 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Experience Office (VEO) Request for Information (RFI) [36C10X26Q0194]
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS OR PROPOSALS.
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified vendors, who can meet the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requirement for the VEO Community Challenge Award. NAICS Code: 541613 Classification Code: R408 Period of Performance: One Year (12 Months) The purpose of this RFI is to obtain market information on capable sources of the required services. The Government is not responsible for any cost incurred by industry in furnishing this information. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned. Interested vendors are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or sensitive information contained in their response. The VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this RFI. RFI Response Instructions Provide the following information: (A) Provide Company Information: 1) Company Name 2) CAGE/DUNS Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov 3) Company Address 4) Point of contact name 5) Telephone number 6) Email address
7) Socio-Economic Category
(B) Brief summary describing your company s technical approach to meeting the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and also:
Describe your proposed pricing structure (e.g. Firm-fixed price)
Responses to this RFI shall be submitted electronically by 5:00PM Eastern Time, June 25, 2026, via email to the Enterprise Procurement Office (EPO) point of contact Contract Specialist, Tereshia Burford, Tereshia.Burford@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Wanda Y. Edwards at wanda.edwards@va.gov. WARNING: Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your responses! To avoid submission of late responses, we recommend the transmission of your response file 24 hours prior to the required response due date and time. Please be advised that timeliness is determined by the date and time a response is received by the Government not when an Offeror attempted transmission. Respondents are encouraged to review and ensure that sufficient bandwidth is available on their end of the transmission. All proprietary/company confidential material shall be clearly marked on every page that contains such. C. Attachment 1. Draft Performance Work Statement
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