DK10--VA Enterprise Cloud

Request for Information (RFI)

This RFI is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for market research purposes concerning the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC). It is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not commit the government to any future contract. The VA is seeking industry input to inform its acquisition strategy for cloud services.

The VA has established its VAEC using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, with significant investments in customizing workloads and security controls. The VA currently procures enterprise-wide cloud capacity credits and professional services support for AWS and Azure to host critical applications like VistA, digital medical imaging repository, and VBMS.

Interested parties should provide specific information via email by 10 AM EST on November 12, 2025, to Lauren Sankar (lauren.sankar@va.gov) and John Fields (john.fields3@va.gov). Required information includes:

• Vendor name
• DUNS number
• Vendor Point of Contact (POC)
• Business size standard (Large, Small, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)
• List of relevant federal prime contracts (e.g., GSA, NASA SEWP, T4).

The VA is seeking input on the following topics to better posture the VAEC:

• CSP Strategy: Benefits of expanding to additional FedRAMP High CSPs, and approaches to CSP alignment.
• 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 and reserved instances to comply with federal requirements while enabling cost savings and access to technology.
• Period of Performance (PoP) and Long-Term Planning: Best practices for outcomes-based contracts and ensuring continuity under annual appropriations.
• Marketplace and Procurement Limitations: Leveraging marketplaces (AWS Marketplace, GSA MAS) and contractual mechanisms (BPAs, IDIQs) to streamline access to services.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration: Contract structures for incremental AI adoption and examples of successful pilots.
• Access to Learning and Knowledge Management Systems: Overcoming barriers to training and knowledge-sharing platforms.
• General Innovation Enablement: Contract structures and incentive models that encourage innovation within federal acquisition frameworks.
• Cloud Cost Optimization and Savings Plans: Best practices for directly acquiring and managing savings plans to maximize cost efficiency.
• Professional Services: Recommendations for obtaining professional services or equivalent third-party labor services for VA CSP needs.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the VA Enterprise Cloud. It serves to gather information from potential vendors about this initiative.

Not applicable for this RFI. The purpose is to solicit information, not to define specific requirements or deliverables at this stage.

Not applicable for this RFI.

This is an RFI, not a solicitation for proposals. Specific submission instructions for an RFI are not detailed in this excerpt, but it references an attached document for further details.

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• Solicitation Number: 36C10B26Q0050
• NAICS Code: 541519
• Product Service Code: DK10
• Response Date/Time/Zone: 11-12-2025 10:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
• Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Technology Acquisition Center, 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown NJ 07724
• Point of Contact: Lauren H Sankar, Contract Specialist, lauren.sankar@va.gov, 848-377-5125
• The RFI is further detailed in an attached document titled 'RFI 36C10B26Q0050 RFI VA Enterprise Cloud'.