Whole Health Wellness Platform

This federal solicitation amendment (Amendment 0001) modifies Request for Quotations (RFQ) 36C25526Q0645, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 15. The purpose is to implement a Virtual Employee Whole Health Platform for the VA St. Louis Healthcare System (VASTLHCS) to address occupational stress, burnout, and retention. Key updates in this amendment include clarifying the Statement of Work (SOW), extending the proposal submission deadline to September 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM CDT, and estimating a delayed contract start date of September 23, 2026. The platform must be an enterprise-level, 24/7 accessible digital solution (via mobile app and web) covering wellness domains like fitness, nutrition, sleep, mindfulness, and financial well-being. It must support local hospital branding, interactive newsfeeds, team challenges, and integrate with personal wearable trackers. Financially, the VA prefers an active-user payment model based on an estimated utilization of 875 active monthly users, but will accept a flat-rate option for 1,800 licenses (covering 50% of the ~3,500 employee population). The contractor must provide a dedicated customer success manager, marketing materials, and support a virtual kickoff and onsite enrollment fairs at main campuses. Security provisions clarify that no protected personal health information will be shared with the VA, and FedRAMP hosting is not required. The vendor retains ownership of pre-existing commercial platform code, while the government retains rights to generated data and configurations.

This solicitation (No. 36C25526Q0645) is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, on behalf of the VA St. Louis Healthcare System (VASTLHCS). The acquisition is set aside 100% for Small Businesses under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers), with a size standard of $47 million. The objective is to procure a comprehensive, 24/7 virtual online Employee Whole Health and Wellness Platform to support approximately 875 engaged users across all VASTLHCS sites, including main campuses, clinics, and telework locations. The digital solution must address occupational stress, burnout, and retention by providing programming across all Whole Health domains, including fitness, nutrition, sleep, mindfulness, and occupational well-being. Key requirements include a self-guided digital health hub with personal tracking capabilities, customizable organizational wellness challenges, hospital branding, a curated social newsfeed, and an administrative analytics dashboard providing aggregate usage metrics without personal health information. The resulting contract will be a Firm-Fixed-Price, FOB Destination agreement consisting of a one-year Base Period (beginning September 15, 2026) and four consecutive one-year Option Periods. Quotes must be submitted by September 10, 2026, at 11:00 AM CDT, in accordance with the specific submission instructions outlined in the solicitation's addendum.