DA10--Bi-Directional Image/Report Exchange

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have issued a Request for Information (RFI) for an Enterprise Bi-Directional Image and Report Exchange System. This RFI aims to gather industry capabilities for national enterprise imaging systems to develop a future acquisition strategy. The VA seeks a system to manage all clinically relevant medical imaging for veterans, integrating with VHA EHRs, community care referral systems, and existing PACS. Key features include on-demand access, a robust sharing network, AI support for workflow, and secure exchange of DICOM and HL7 data. The system must meet stringent security, accessibility, and architectural requirements, including cloud hosting options and 99.99% uptime. Vendors are asked to provide company information, a technical approach, and responses to detailed questions regarding their system's capabilities, implementation, support, and business models by December 18, 2025, with questions due by December 5, 2025.

This document outlines the Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA) requirements and preferences for a new system, likely for image management and exchange, encompassing deployment, integration, workflow, security, and performance. VHA prefers a 100% SaaS deployment model or a vendor-managed software within the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC), with a mandatory FedRAMP High certification for all public cloud subsystems and FIPS 140-2 end-to-end encryption. The system must handle a continuous load of 2 million studies per year and support 1,500 concurrent users. Key integration points include VistA Imaging, CPRS, HSRM, and DoD, utilizing native DICOM. VHA expects vendors to provide a zero-footprint viewer and map to internal referral workflows, with completion defined by received, validated, and uploaded reports and images. The deployment is anticipated VISN-by-VISN, with the vendor responsible for onboarding 80% of private sites within six months. Subscription pricing is preferred, and a 15-minute senior-level escalation SLA is mandatory.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center has issued a Sources Sought Notice (Solicitation Number 36C10B26Q0076) for a Bi-Directional Image/Report Exchange. This notice, with a response date of December 5, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, seeks information regarding a solution for a bi-directional imaging exchange for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The associated Product Service Code is DA10 and the NAICS Code is 513210. Interested parties are directed to review the attached Request for Information (RFI) document for further details. The point of contact for this notice is Contract Specialist Laura Startek at Laura.Startek@va.gov or 848-377-5089.