Veterans Affairs, Department Of- Veterans Affairs, Department Of- Sac Frederick ( 36c10x) - Agency Bids & RFPs

The base year of performance is from August 15, 2026, to August 14, 2027. Option Year 1 is from August 15, 2027, to August 14, 2028. Option Year 2 is from August 15, 2028, to August 14, 2029. The base year is August 15, 2026 August 14, 2027.

Interested parties must submit a capabilities statement addressing their specific technical knowledge and experience with the Sophrosyne chatbot, qualifications in AI/chatbot development and clinical workflow consulting, and ability to begin performance within 30 days. The offerors specific technical knowledge of and experience with the Sophrosyne chatbot system. . .

Limited temporary access to VA pilot sites may be requested by the contractor for pilot activities. Limited temporary access to VA philadelphia, VA puget sound, and participating pilot sites may be requested by the contractor in support of pilot activities. . .

Failure to demonstrate unique, systems-specific knowledge of the Sophrosyne chatbot could lead to the reassessment of the sole source determination. a credible demonstration of systemspecific knowledge of sophrosyne would require the contracting officer to reassess the sole source determination prior to award.

The estimated value for the base year is $1,731,864. The estimated value for the base year plus all options is $4,680,640. estimated value 1, 731, 864 base year 4, 680, 640 base year plus all options

The due date for the solicitation is extended to June 18, 2026, at 11:59 am EST. he due date for the solicitation is extended from june 16, 2026, to june 18, 2026, at 11: 59 am est.

Distributors must be authorized as distributors resellers certified by the OEM and certified to perform maintenance, installation, and training. Distributors must be authorized as distributors resellers certified by the oem and certified to perform maintenance, installation, and training.

Minimum of one year warranty covering parts and labor is required. warranty minimum of one year warranty covering parts and labor.

Offerors must have an active Federal Government Contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and be certified with the appropriate NAICS code. SDVOSB/VOSB offerors must be verified in the SBA database. he rfo provision found at **** 7 requires that the offeror shall have an active federal government contracts registration in the system for award management sam when submitting an offer or quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award.

Failure to have an active Federal Government Contracts registration in SAM or be verified in the SBA database (for SDVOSB/VOSB) at the time of proposal submission and award could lead to disqualification. all offerors must be certified with the appropriate naics code on the sam website.

The proposed period of performance is from July 2, 2026, to September 30, 2026.

The contracting officer has concluded that the order represents the best value and results in the lowest overall cost alternative considering price, special features, administrative costs, etc. to meet the government's needs.

BAH is the incumbent BPA holder actively performing specialized program management support for 1,099 EHRM NRM projects across VA medical facilities. Their embedded deployment managers maintain the most detailed, site-level project perspective and readiness milestone tracking required by the EHRM integration office.

A lapse in contractor coverage would cause unacceptable delays and disruption to EHRM NRM program execution and congressional reporting commitments. It would also introduce material schedule risk, loss of project continuity, data reporting degradation, and increased costs during an accelerated EHR deployment restart.

The contractor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation.