Confluent Software Licenses and Maintenance
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), specifically the Office of Information & Technology (OIT), Enterprise Portfolio Management Division, Benefits, Appeals and Memorials (BAM) Portfolio, has issued a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity for the procurement of brand name Confluent software subscription licenses and maintenance support. This action is for a firm-fixed-price delivery order under the NASA SEWP V GWAC to support the Benefits Integration Platform (BIP) Software Factory. This procurement is designated as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside.
Scope of Work
The required solution includes:
- Brand name Confluent software subscription licenses and maintenance support.
- A data-streaming service to modernize software products, enabling accurate and faster delivery of benefits to Veterans.
- 24x7x365 US Citizen Continental United States enterprise support for data-streaming and eventing.
- A multi-tenant security management system for external consumer access to data streams and event solutions.
- Integration with the BIP Platform's Identity Manager (IdM) for managing access to Veteran data.
- Compliance with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, including access control, encryption, and auditing capabilities.
- Data source integration to enable BAM services and applications to consume real-time data, including Change Data Capture (CDC) on Oracle databases and other VA data sources.
- Support for infinite data retention on data streams.
- 20 Optional Tasks for migration to newer technology and updated licensing requirements.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-fixed-price delivery order under the NASA SEWP V GWAC.
- Period of Performance: 12 months, with one (1) 12-month option period, and 20 optional tasks.
- Set-Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14).
- Published Date: April 2, 2026.
Justification & Market Research
This document justifies an exception to fair opportunity under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 4106(c)(2) due to unique or highly specialized supplies or services. Market research indicated limited competition among resellers of the brand name Confluent software. Potential SDVOSB Confluent resellers were identified in Groups B, C, and D on the NASA SEWP V GWAC, suggesting a reasonable expectation of limited competition among these holders. Alternative solutions reviewed did not meet all government requirements, specifically enterprise support, data source integration, multi-tenanted security, and data retention. Failure to procure this solution would prevent the BIP Platform from offering a data streaming solution, negatively impacting numerous downstream modernization plans and services for Veterans.