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Summary: This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA s understanding of the market s offered products, services and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought.Â

This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available products and services in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Â

 The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking a vendor to provide service to manage the large collection of large and complex data research data. This software will require an end-to-end complex data management platform that provides a secure environment of complex object data. The platform needs to handle large amounts of complex data, organize, and label the data; augment, search and enhance the data through computation; all in a regulatory compliant framework that scales to an enterprise level. The platform must ensure consistency across diverse sites. The software shall provide scalable solution on the market that can handle large and diverse data types and harmonize the data for workflow optimization so data can be easily interpreted and adjusted accordingly. The system shall allow the research to compare large cohorts, particularly multi-center cohorts, requiring specialized data management infrastructure and tools. This Sources Sought is to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.Â

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, is in need of a Flywheel Data Collection System and shipment of required equipment (all components that make up this system).

Technical Specifications
Salient characteristics Flywheel Data Collection System. Minimum physical, functional, & performance characteristics:
VPC / Cloud Deployment: Flywheel System Requirements
Core services: Minimum Configuration, Flywheel-Provisioned
3-node Kubernetes cluster: 3 x 2-core, 13GB RAM
Cloud provider object storage and backup
Static compute load (e.g., utility Gears)
Standalone VM: 2-core, 7.5GB RAM (Minimum configuration)
Dynamic compute load
One or more standalone VMs, spec d per compute needs
HPC integration (service add-on)
Supported OS
Up to date/current Ubuntu LTS Releases
TLS Certificate
Flywheel can provide a TLS certificate via Let s Encrypt (assumes internet access)
Customer may provide the key/certificate pair
Certificate needs to be in PEM format, or another format that can be converted to PEM using open ssl (PKS, DER, CER, etc.). Other formats may take additional time for conversion.
4. Delivery:Â
Salt Lake City VA HCS
500 Foothill Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84148

5. Installation:Â
 Installation and demonstration are required.Â
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6. Information Technology:Â
IT support requirements are required for this equipment.Â
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RESPONSE COMMITMENT Â

 I. Response: Â
 A. Capability statement and with general understanding of the industry and current knowledge and subcontract networks that would be used to support the requirement as identified herein. Provide small business information for your company.
 B. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. Â

 II. Timeline: Â
A. This request will close on stated date within the Government Point of Entry (GPE). Â

 Notes: Â
This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (large business, small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, etc.), relative to NAICS code 334516. Responses to this source sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office than no later than Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 12:00 PM EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Matenoa Taufa Matenoa.taufa@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted.Â

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