R499--VA-26-00068264 - National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Enterprise Interment Services System (EISS) Engineering Support

This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the requirements for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT) to secure contractor services for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Enterprise Interment Services System (EISS) Data Engineering Support. The primary purpose of this six-month initiative is to support NCA’s modernization and enterprise data integration activities, focusing on spatially aware cemetery operations, burial eligibility, interment scheduling, and person-level record reconciliation. The contractor is required to leverage existing VA Office of Data Governance and Analytics (DGA) capabilities, ensuring all deliverables—such as data models, pipelines, schemas, and dashboards—are fully compatible with the VA’s Palantir/Foundry environment. The scope of work is divided into six specific tasks: Program Implementation and Support; Completion of As-Is Process Maps and Gap Analysis; Business Architecture and Systems Integration Support; Validation of Data Reconciliation Requirements; Development of an MVP-Aligned Data Configuration of EISS for NCA; and the Establishment of a Joint NCA-OIT Governance Structure. Additionally, the contractor must adhere to strict federal and VA-specific general requirements. These include compliance with the VA Technical Reference Model (TRM), Zero Trust critical security controls, Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) standards, IPv6 transition mandates, and stringent Generative Artificial Intelligence guidelines emphasizing unbiased, ideologically neutral, and secure AI system development. All work will be performed remotely at the contractor's facilities, with occasional meetings in the Washington, D.C. area.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research for the National Cemetery Administration’s (NCA) Enterprise Interment Services System (EISS) engineering support. This modernization and enterprise data integration effort requires a contractor to apply existing VA Office of Data Governance and Analytics (DGA) capabilities to NCA-specific use cases, including cemetery operations, burial eligibility, interment scheduling, person-level record reconciliation, and data migration readiness. All deliverables must be compatible and interoperable with the VA's existing Palantir Foundry environment to support data reconciliation and cross-system interoperability among NCA, OIT, and Department of War/Arlington National Cemetery stakeholders. Interested parties are requested to submit a response of no more than 10 pages by 3:00 PM EST on August 17, 2026, to Contract Specialist Kevin Andujar (Kevin.Andujar@va.gov). Submissions must include company identification, socioeconomic status, GSA/GWAC schedule details, relevant corporate experience, and technical feedback on the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). This RFI is solely for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment to award a contract.

This Sources Sought Notice (Solicitation Number 36C10B26Q0631) is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center in Eatontown, New Jersey. The VA is seeking information to identify qualified sources capable of providing "DASL Bridge Support Services" (Project VA-26-00068264). Classified under NAICS code 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and Product Service Code R499 (Other Professional Services), this request is intended to gather market research for upcoming procurement planning. Interested parties are directed to review the attached Request for Information (RFI) Description and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Enterprise Integration Support Services (EISS) Performance Work Statement (PWS) for full technical requirements. Responses to this notice are due by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on July 17, 2026.