DA01--Summit Data Platform Analytics Solution (PACT ACT New Contract) (VA-26-00024220)
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
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), Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a Summit Data Platform Analytics Solution. This RFI seeks industry capabilities to evolve VA's enterprise cloud-based data and analytics platform, Summit, to be more secure, reliable, and customer-centric, supporting advanced analytics and AI. Responses are due March 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET.
Scope of Work
The VA aims to modernize its Summit Data Platform through several key areas:
- Streamlined Customer Onboarding & Intake: Reducing intake time to under two weeks, implementing structured workflows, and establishing a unified request routing model.
- Migration & Data Architecture Modernization: Executing a migration strategy for CDW workgroups, providing tool and data model parity, developing reusable ingestion pipelines, and standardizing data modeling.
- Governance, Security, & Compliance: Enabling VA-wide governance policies, expanding metadata coverage, implementing automated data quality checks, maintaining federal compliance, and optimizing cloud resource costs.
- Data Science & AI Enablement: Providing scalable infrastructure and tooling for AI/ML workloads, developing reusable templates for AI use cases, and supporting AI-driven solution integration.
- Customer Experience & Support: Creating centralized documentation, establishing robust post-handoff support, developing CRM for customer engagement tracking, and implementing feedback loops.
- Change Management & Training: Delivering structured training programs and developing a change management strategy to ensure long-term adoption.
Information Requested
Respondents should provide:
- Company Identification: Name, address, POC, phone, email, business size, NAICS codes, and any GSA/GWAC/SEWP schedules.
- Small Business Details: Intent and ability to meet set-aside requirements, personnel/financial resources, proposed team members, and subcontracting plans. SDVOSB/VOSB firms should detail how 50% of costs will be expended for prime/eligible firms.
- Technical Approach: Comprehensive data analytics platform solution, scalability, availability, data management, and cybersecurity (Zero Trust, FedRAMP, RMF).
- Staffing Approach: Recommended model, continuity, knowledge transfer, operational readiness, surge support, and relevant experience.
- AI, Automation, & Optimization: Specific opportunities for AI/ML/automation to accelerate workflows, improve data accuracy, and streamline customer onboarding (target: 2-6 months to under 2 weeks).
- Implementation, Deployment, & Transition: Notional timelines, user onboarding, training, and change management strategies.
- Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM): Estimate, assumptions, cost drivers, pricing model, and cost avoidance opportunities.
- Additional Considerations: Unique differentiators, innovations, or value-added capabilities.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought
- Set-Aside: None specified (market research stage)
- Response Due: March 18, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern Time
- Published: March 9, 2026
Additional Notes
This RFI is for market research only and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP). The VA is not seeking proposals or quotes at this time and will not pay for information submitted. Information gathered will inform the VA's acquisition strategy and Performance Work Statement (PWS).