VA has issued a sources sought to support “OI&T’s Office of Quality, Privacy, and Risk (QPR) which is developing and augmenting a variety of systems to safeguard veteran and employee personal and medical information. QPR reports activities, vulnerabilities, and progress to the VA Chief Information Officer and the Office of Management and Budget. Robust expert acquisition planning and management support for QPR contracts involving these complex systems and products is required to support sound business decisions, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and successfully support VA’s mission.”
“The Contractor shall provide acquisition, budget and contract management support to the OI&T QPR Business Office (also referred as OI&T QPR or QPR). This support shall consist of participating in budget and acquisition processes assigned to QPR to include developing requirements; management of budget and acquisition documents in the Budget Tracking Tool (BTT), Virtual Office of Acquisition (VOA), and the QPR Business Office SharePoint site; and coordinating documentation inputs including those for acquisition strategy, independent Government cost estimates, market research and market surveys, pre-award documentation, and post-award support/documentation. VOA will transition to Forecast of Opportunities and Requirements Center for Excellence (FORCE) in 3rd/4th quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 or 1st quarter of FY 2019.”
Responses are due by May 7, 2018.
