Sources Sought
VA-26-00071371 Memorials Integration Services and Innovation
Department of Veterans Affairs · Sol. 36C10B26Q0625
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The VA Technology Acquisition Center (Eatontown, NJ) posted a request for information on a future contract for the National Cemetery Administration's burial and memorial computer systems. The contractor would merge two older VA systems (BOSS-E and MBMS) into VA-EISS, an Army-built system VA acquired, then run it and retire the old ones. The later solicitation is forecast as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside on a GSA Multiple Award Schedule, with a 6-month base and two 12-month options, worked from the contractor's own facilities.
Watch out for
- SAM.gov set-aside field conflicts with the notice text. SAM.gov lists the set-aside as none, but the notice text says the requirement is an SDVOSB set-aside on GSA MAS, so only certified SDVOSBs on that schedule are likely to be able to bid.
forecasted to be released September 28, 2026, as an SDVOSB set aside on General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (GSA MAS), 54151S
- Only an RFI so far, and the forecast date keeps changing. No solicitation exists yet; earlier notice updates forecast the week of August 17, 2026, then first quarter FY27, then September 28, 2026, so the timing is unreliable.
The Memorials Integration Services and Innovation requirement is now forecasted to be a first quarter FY27 procurement.
- Response deadline fields conflict. SAM.gov shows no response deadline, while the RFI text sets one and the SAM.gov record has been reposted under a new number (previously 36C10B26Q0599), so check the current notice.
Responses are due no later than 2:00PM EST, July 14, 2026, via email to Sarah Kuna
- Large, round-the-clock IT program. The work is multi-team agile development plus 24x7x365 operations, security and a VA authority to operate, which needs many staff (Scrum teams of 6 to 10 dedicated people, system teams of 6 to 35) and is hard for a small firm to staff alone.
During the Base Period of Performance, the Contractor shall provide support for one (1) Scrum team supporting the VA-EISS product.
- Hard production deadline. The new merged system must be live and operationally ready by a fixed date, and the base period is only 6 months.
The Contractor shall achieve a VA-EISS production deployment and operational readiness by October 01, 2027.
- Subcontracting limit for a set-aside prime. If you team with larger or non-certified firms, no more than 50% of the amount paid may go to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs, which limits teaming.
will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to the prime
- Mixed technologies, including GIS. You need skills in Microsoft .NET/Blazor, Oracle and Java legacy systems, Ruby on Rails/React, Salesforce, and GIS, plus cloud and legacy client-server experience.
VA-EISS is developed using Microsoft technologies, including C#, .NET, and the Blazor framework
- Strict security rules and penalties. No Critical or High vulnerabilities may go to production, security events must be reported within minutes or hours, and data breaches carry liquidated damages.
The Contractor shall not promote any known Critical or High vulnerabilities (code or infrastructure) into production.
- Government gets unlimited data rights. VA takes unlimited rights to data and source code first produced under the contract, which matters if you plan to reuse your own tools.
The Government shall receive unlimited rights to data/intellectual property first produced and delivered in the performance of this contract
- RFI replies must be tightly scoped. Replies over 15 pages are not read past the limit and generic capability statements are rejected.
There is a page limitation for this RFI of 15 pages.
Read from the notice and 6 attachments.
- 36C10B26Q0625 0003_1.docx
- 36C10B26Q0625 0002.docx
- 36C10B26Q0625 0001.docx
- 36C10B26Q0625.docx
- PWS_MISI_DRAFT.docx
- Attachment 0001 Memorials DevSecOps Application Systems Product List.docx
Full brief
What they want
- Fold BOSS-E and MBMS capabilities into VA-EISS (called VA-EISS 2.0) and have it in production and operationally ready by October 01, 2027
- Agile (Scrum) software development: one Scrum team on VA-EISS in the base period, more teams as options
- Operations and maintenance of VA-EISS, BOSS-E and MBMS, then decommissioning of BOSS-E and MBMS and ongoing VA-EISS support
- System Teams for operations, middleware/database administration, cybersecurity (VA authority to operate, vulnerability fixes) and DevSecOps pipelines
- Architecture and engineering support, data analytics, and AI/ML recommendations
- Project management: management plan, monthly status reports, quarterly Program Increment planning, risk and configuration management
- Cloud-based 24x7x365 support in the VA Enterprise Cloud with service level targets, including a plan for moving off BOSS-E and MBMS
- Optional tasks: additional system teams, additional Agile teams, training teams, and transition-out support
- Contract type
- Not stated. This notice is a request for information (sources sought); the later solicitation is forecast as an SDVOSB set-aside on GSA MAS 54151S
- Period of performance
- One 6-month base period plus two 12-month option periods, plus four optional tasks (additional System Teams, additional Agile Development Teams, Training Teams, Transition Out Support)
- Place of performance
- Contractor facilities (the offeror names its location in the proposal). About 10 trips of 5 days are expected to St. Louis MO, Philadelphia PA, Decatur GA, Indianapolis IN and Oakland CA
- Contract vehicle
- General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (GSA MAS), SIN 54151S; the forecast is an SDVOSB set-aside
- How they'll choose
- Not stated. This is an RFI for planning only; no award or evaluation criteria for the later solicitation are given
- Offers due
- 2:00PM EST, July 14, 2026 (RFI response date as written in the RFI; SAM.gov shows the response deadline as not given)
- How to submit
- Email to Sarah Kuna (Contract Specialist, Sarah.Kuna@va.gov) and Dana Newcomb (Contracting Officer, Dana.Newcomb@va.gov), with "Memorials Integration Services and Innovation" in the subject line; email size under 5 MB; mark business-sensitive responses "Proprietary Information"
- Page limits
- RFI response: 15 pages; the Government will not review anything beyond that
What to include when you submit
- No marketing materials; generic capability statements will not be accepted or reviewed
- Open the response with: company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, email, business size and status (SBA certification proof for VOSB/SDVOSB), NAICS codes, socioeconomic data, UEI number, and existing contract vehicles (GWAC, FSS or MAC)
- Describe the methodology you would recommend for migrating from BOSS-E and MBMS to VA-EISS
- Show specific experience sustaining and enhancing memorial-type systems of similar size, running concurrent agile releases, cloud and legacy client-server technologies, and GIS technologies and integrations
- Give corporate examples or references with agency, point of contact, dollar value and contract number
- SDVOSB/VOSB firms: state your intent and ability to meet the set-aside limit on subcontracting, name proposed team members and the PWS work planned for them, and show available personnel and financial resources
- Answer YES/NO on whether the draft PWS (version 1.2, June 30, 2026) has enough detail, and give comments if NO
You must have
- Forecast set-aside for certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), buying through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule SIN 54151S; SDVOSB/VOSB respondents must provide proof of SBA certification
forecasted to be released September 28, 2026, as an SDVOSB set aside on General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (GSA MAS), 54151S
- Holding a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract (SIN 54151S) or another existing vehicle; respondents are asked to list vehicles (GWAC, FSS or MAC)
Existing Contractual Vehicles (GWAC, FSS, or MAC)
- Small business under NAICS 541512 (size standard $34 million)
The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 with a size standard of $34 million.
- Limitation on subcontracting: an SDVOSB prime may pay no more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs (services portion)
will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to the prime
- Staff must pass VA background investigations, complete VA privacy and security training with signed rules of behavior before access, and work from locations in the U.S. or its territories to the maximum extent feasible
The level and process of background security investigations for contractors shall be in accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 0710
- No classified work: the contractor does not need access to classified data
Contractor does not require access to classified data.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. VA already runs BOSS-E and MBMS and bought the Army's EISS software and source code, so support contractors for those systems exist but are not identified.
Not in the notice text
- Part of the middle of the draft PWS was left out of the text provided (Agile team details in 5.5, option period and optional task details, and general requirements in section 6), so some requirements may be missing
- Estimated contract value or budget; none is stated
- Contract type and pricing structure (fixed price, time-and-materials or labor hours) for the later order
- Evaluation factors and how offers will be scored in the later solicitation
- The size (team level 1 to 5) and number of System Teams in the base period and options, and the labor categories required
- Final solicitation release date and quote due date; the RFI shows only a forecast
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Key facts
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 36C10B26Q0625
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Technology Acquisition Center NJ (36C10B)
- NAICS
- 541512
- Product/service code
- DA01
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Contracting contact
- Sarah H Kunasarah.kuna@va.gov848-377-5175
- Versions
- 5 (amended since first posted)
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Memorials Integration Services and Innovation solicitation is forecasted to be released September 28, 2026, as an SDVOSB set aside on General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (GSA MAS), 54151S.
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