Updated October 8, 2020
Notice ID: 36C10B20Q0515
Contract 36C10B20C0042
The proposed action is for a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract with Vertical Design, LLC (Vertical) for continued support services of National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissemination and Training Division (NCPTSD) mobile applications (apps), the porting of two existing mobile apps to mobile Operating Systems (OS), the development of three research version mobile apps for mobile OS, and major updates to four research version mobile apps for mobile OS.
The period of performance for this action is 12 months beginning on September 1, 2020, with two 12-month option periods.
The Government awarded contracts VA261-15-C-0144 and VA118-17-C-2307 to Vertical for the development of a cloud-hosted database Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution and the development framework necessary to integrate mobile apps with the SaaS solution. The Vertical SaaS solution is hosted in the Amazon GovCloud (AWS), by Vertical, and provides a number of features/capabilities. The SaaS and development framework facilitate the capture, transmission, storage, and analysis of usage data for multiple ongoing VA research studies and ensure that all data are collected completely anonymously. The SaaS consists of multiple databases used to store the usage data from thousands of Veteran users for analysis, and includes a server component that provides a secure web-based and command-line interface.
The proposed source for this action is Vertical, 1219 Derby Street, Berkeley, CA 94702. Only Vertical can provide the required services, as it owns the proprietary rights to the cloud-hosted SaaS solution and the development framework necessary to provide the required support services to the mobile apps that exist within the SaaS solution. As part of its SaaS solution, Vertical developed a proprietary format for data transfer and storage of the research mobile apps. All VA NCPTSD mobile apps must be able to integrate and communicate within the existing Vertical SaaS solution and development framework in order to seamlessly capture, transmit, and store usage data. Due to proprietary nature of the SaaS software code, no other vendor has access to Vertical’s proprietary source code and are therefore, unable to provide the required support services to the SaaS solution and the mobile apps integration with the SaaS solution.
Source: Beta.SAM.
Awardee Name: VERTICAL DESIGN, LLC
Contract Duration: 36 months
Total Contract Value: $7,000,000.00
Funding Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Number of Bidders: 1
RFP ID: 36C10B20Q0515
Award ID: 36C10B20C0042
Source: G2Xchange.
Posted August 31, 2020
Notice ID: 36C10B20Q0515
“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey 07724, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Vertical Design, LLC, 1219 Derby Street, Berkeley, CA 94702-2211 pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”
“The VA National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissemination and Training Division (NCPTSD) requires the continuation of support services of NCPTSD, which includes hosting, maintenance, and support of the Vertical developed SaaS solution, maintenance of the existing portfolio of 37 mobile apps, and the continued integration of mobile apps with the SaaS solution. The maintenance and integration services ensure ongoing and accurate collection, storage and transmission of data under ideal and non-ideal use scenarios (e.g., infrequent Wi-Fi/cell service), responsiveness to changes in VA NCPTSD data requirements, and updates to research-enabled mobile applications to reflect public release versions.”
“VA NCPTSD also requires the development of three new and four major updates to research version mobile apps, including Pain Coach and Safety Plan, and integration of these mobile apps into the Vertical SaaS solution as part of the support services. These efforts will allow NCPTSD to continue data capture for ongoing clinical trials and user experience studies, expand NCPTSD s capability of delivering innovative, data-enabled interventions for PTSD, and increase the number of Veterans who can access these mobile applications from their personal devices.”
