The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Supply Chain Modernization (SCM) effort, a significant opportunity for federal contractors. This initiative aims to overhaul and modernize the VA’s supply chain, impacting the flow of goods, services, and information between all stakeholders, providers, and veterans.
The VA seeks an “out of the box” state-of-the-art solution that is both compliant with various privacy regulations and integrates with its electronic health record software platform. The solution must evolve the current fractured capabilities to a modernized capability that streamlines key functions and implements standardizing operations across business lines, including Electronic Health Record Management.
The VA plans to award a single, multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of $5 billion. The contract will cover prosthetics, pharmaceuticals, IT, medical equipment and supplies, facilities, burial and benefit supplies, and Supply Chain Management (SCM) administration to support more than 300 warehouses, 4,000 facilities, and 170 hospitals.
What Experience is Required?
The VA is looking for contractors with extensive experience in supply chain management, particularly in the healthcare sector. Experience with the VA or other federal agencies is highly desirable. The contractor should also have expertise in areas such as system integration, data management, inventory management, and risk management.
How Will Proposals Be Evaluated?
The evaluation process will be conducted in three steps, with the first step being the evaluation of Corporate Expertise based on a Self-Scoring Worksheet. Only the top five scorers will proceed to the next steps, which will involve a more detailed evaluation of the technical approach, past performance, and other factors. The final award decision will be based on a best value tradeoff among all evaluation factors.
The response to Technical Factor One – Corporate Expertise is due no later than July 18, 2023, at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). To avoid submission of late proposals, we recommend the transmission of your proposal file 24 hours prior to the required proposal due date and time.
Maximize Your Score
The VA has implemented a point system for the evaluation of the SCM proposals. Each of the evaluation factors has a maximum point value, and the total points an offeror can score is the sum of the points for each factor. The VA will verify the support documentation for every scoring element that the top five high scorers have stated in the Offeror’s Document Verification and Self-Scoring Worksheet. To receive consideration for award, an Offeror must be one of the top five highest total point scorers in the Self-Scoring Worksheet and achieve a rating of no less than “Acceptable” for Technical Factor Two and all Subfactors and Technical Factor Three.
Don’t let a compliance misstep jeopardize your chance to score high and secure a spot. With our team at OST, we’ll ensure your proposal addresses every compliance requirement and that you maximize your score. We will ensure that you will be awarded the points you claim in your self-scoring worksheet. Let us help you make the most of your proposal with our personalized services, including proposal development, compliance reviews, and helping build your team.
Contact us today to discuss how we can support your VA Supply Chain Modernization bid.
OST Global Solutions is a professional business development consulting firm. We have extensive experience in winning large, strategic bids like VA SCM. We can provide capture and proposal teams to develop a complete, winning proposal. Or we can provide consultants on a case-by-case basis to fill gaps on your business development team Our services related to VA SCM consist of capture management, cost volume development, price-to-win analysis, team identification/negotiation, proposal management, proposal writing, editing, graphics, and desktop publishing.
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