DK10--VA Enterprise Cloud
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) is conducting ongoing market research for the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC), seeking industry input to inform its acquisition strategy for cloud solutions delivered as a service (PSC: DK10). The VA has not yet determined an acquisition strategy. Responses for this presolicitation are due by April 24, 2026.
Purpose & Background
This presolicitation serves as a continuation of market research to gather information from potential vendors regarding the VA Enterprise Cloud. The VA has significant investments in its VAEC, built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, hosting critical applications like VistA and digital medical imaging. The agency currently procures enterprise-wide cloud capacity credits and professional services for these platforms. This effort aims to better posture the VAEC by understanding current industry capabilities and best practices.
Industry Input Requested
The VA is seeking input on various topics, including:
- CSP Strategy: Benefits of expanding to additional FedRAMP High CSPs and alignment approaches.
- Pricing Model: CSP service pricing structures (pay-as-you-go, reserved instances, discounts).
- Credit or Incentive Programs: Onboarding credits, migration incentives, long-term commitment discounts.
- Cost Optimization Tools: Tools and services for managing and optimizing cloud spend.
- Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Offered SLAs.
- Navigating Appropriation and Competition Rules: Strategies for structuring IT CSP credit contracts to comply with federal requirements.
- Period of Performance (PoP) and Long-Term Planning: Best practices for outcomes-based contracts and continuity under annual appropriations.
- Marketplace and Procurement Limitations: Leveraging marketplaces (AWS Marketplace, GSA MAS) and contractual mechanisms.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration: Contract structures for incremental AI adoption.
- Access to Learning and Knowledge Management Systems: Overcoming training barriers.
- General Innovation Enablement: Contract structures and incentive models.
- Cloud Cost Optimization and Savings Plans: Best practices for acquiring and managing savings plans.
- Professional Services: Recommendations for obtaining professional services for VA CSP needs.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Presolicitation / Market Research (RFI previously issued)
- Set-Aside: None specified (market research stage)
- Product Service Code: DK10 (Cloud Solutions Delivered As A Service)
- NAICS Code: 541519 (Computer System Design Services)
- Response Due: April 24, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern Time
- Published: February 18, 2026 (latest update)
Additional Notes
This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not commit the government to any future contract. The information gathered will be used for planning purposes only to inform the VA's acquisition strategy. The Contracting Office is the Technology Acquisition Center in Eatontown, NJ.