Active Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

    Q702--IOTA MARKET RESEARCH FY 27 - FY 28

    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Sol. 36C77626Q0225Special NoticeINDEPENDENCE, OH
    Open · 16d remaining
    DAYS TO CLOSE
    16
    closes Jun 18, 2026
    POSTED
    Jun 3, 2026
    Publication date
    NAICS CODE
    541614
    Primary industry classification
    PSC CODE
    Q702
    Product & service classification

    AI Summary

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking capable Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business firms to support activation teams for multiple projects in FY27 and FY28. This RFI aims to gather information on firms' capabilities in providing pre-planning and activation services. Responses are due by June 18, 2026, and must include detailed capability statements.

    Contract details

    Solicitation No.
    36C77626Q0225
    Notice Type
    Special Notice
    Posted Date
    June 3, 2026
    Response Deadline
    June 18, 2026
    NAICS Code
    541614AI guide
    PSC / Class Code
    Q702
    Primary Contact
    Darin Smith
    State
    OH
    ZIP Code
    44131
    AI Product/Service
    service

    Description

    Program Contracting Activity Central Initial Outfitting, Transition, and Activation Services (IOT&A) Veteran s Health Administration REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) 36C77626Q0225 The National Activations Office (NAO) was approved by the Under Secretary of Health in Fiscal Year 2012 to serve as a focal point for VHA medical facility activations. Activation is defined as the process of identifying, planning, managing, and executing the logistical and operational requirements to bring a new medical center into full planned operations. The medical center assigns VHA staff to an Activation Team which is responsible for managing the Activation Project and ensuring the new facility is in full planned operations on Day One (the first day clinical services are scheduled to be available to Veterans). Contractor services are often required to support the medical center's Activation Team. The purpose of this RFI is to find capable Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms to support the activation teams by conducting Pre-Planning and Activation services in support of multiple activation projects with the National Activation Office, Office of Capital Asset Management (OCAMS) - Activations, through Program Contracting Activity - Central (PCAC) during FY27 & FY28. This RFI is issued solely to determine the capability of eligible SDVOSBs to provide the services identified below. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services - with a size standard of $20 million. To be eligible for a set aside under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans First Contracting Program, SDVOSBs must: 1) be verified by the VA as an SDVOSB and 2) meet the small business size standard for NAICS 541614. Additional information on the Veteran s First Contracting Program including verification instructions can be found at (http://www.va.gov/OSDBU/index.asp). A company that is not a small business under NAICS 541614 or not certified as an SDVOSB by the VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database should not respond to this notice. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid, Request for Quotation, or a Request for Proposal. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. Additionally, there is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI and parties responding will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs incurred in responding to this RFI. Eligible SDVOSB firms should provide capability statements for the pre-planning and activation tasks outlined below within the RFI response: 1. Comprehensive Project Management Support Services 2. Comprehensive Interior Design, FF&E, and Space Planning Services 3. Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and Transition Planning 4. Acquisition Planning Services 5. Acquisition Packages Development 6. Warehousing and Warehousing Management Services 7. Relocation of Reuse and Personnel Files 8. Activation Services and Post Occupancy Support 9. Staff Training and Orientation Generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed. Your response must include the following: Provide a summary of your technical capabilities to meet the tasks above. Corporate experience or expertise in performing pre-planning and activation type services for projects in a federal healthcare environment. Include specific examples and references. Specific examples or references provided must include the agency, point of contact (with email), general scope of work, dollar value, and contract number. Please identify if experience is as a prime or subcontractor. Please identify in your response any of your firm s existing contract vehicles (e.g. GSA federal supply schedules) which provide for the tasks described above. Responses are due no later than June 18, 2026, 4:00 PM EST, via email to: Contracting Officer, Janice Shahan at Janice.Shahan@va.gov, Contracting Specialists, Darin Smith at Darin.Smith@va.gov, and Lesa Crockett at Lesa.Crockett@va.gov. Questions and responses must be submitted via email to all contacts. No phone calls will be accepted. Please note RFI 36C77626Q0225 in the subject line of your response.

    Key dates

    1. June 3, 2026Posted Date
    2. June 18, 2026Proposals / Responses Due

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    Q702--IOTA MARKET RESEARCH FY 27 - FY 28 is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.

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