VAO Subscription

The contract involves a sole-source procurement of 800 Virtual Acquisition Office (VAO) software subscriptions under a firm fixed-price arrangement, with a delivery period spanning from August 12, 2026, through August 11, 2027. The procuring agency is the W6QK CCAD Control Office within the Department of Defense, based in Corpus Christi, Texas, with performance and delivery obligations centered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The solicitation, numbered W912NW-26-Q-A043, was posted on June 23, 2026, and responses are due by July 6, 2026, with no set-aside applicable, making it open to all eligible contractors. The primary point of contact is Terry B. Clark, with Jennifer Salyers as secondary. Payment must be submitted exclusively via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), using specified document types based on item类别, and the DoDAAC for payment is HQ0490, with administrative functions handled through W9124P. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses covering procurement integrity, cybersecurity compliance, subcontracting obligations, exclusions for inverted corporations and Maduro regime business, and prohibitions related to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region sourcing. Deviations apply to multiple clauses under Deviation 2026-O0038, and compliance with NIST SP 800-171 assessments and safeguarding covered defense information is required. Offerors must provide UEI and CAGE codes and certify their size status and socioeconomic categories through SAM; if representing as a small business, rerepresentation is mandatory upon any option exercise. Technical specifications for the VAO subscriptions are not detailed beyond their purpose as virtual acquisition management tools under Product Service Code 7A21, and no pricing data is provided in the accessible portions, though the contract structure is firmly fixed price. Security provisions mandate that contractors do not use prohibited telecommunications equipment or services, and cyber incident reporting obligations are enforceable under DFARS standards. Acceptance of deliverables is governed by WAWF procedures and DFARS Appendix F, with inspection to occur at the Redstone Arsenal delivery point. All proposals must comply with FAR 52.212-1, though no page limits or submission format specifics are outlined, and electronic submission via SAM.gov or other platforms is implied but not explicitly mandated.