The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to collect data on 50,000 veterans and provide analysis for 20 years.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to collect data on nearly 50,000 veteran participants and provide analysis that will provide useful demographics and trends relating to the targeted veteran customer within VR&E's Chapter 31 program.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, and the Request for Quote will be issued electronically on Contract Opportunities at http://sam.gov. The scope of this contract is to collect the data on nearly 50,000 Veteran participants and provide analysis that will provide useful demographics and trends relating to the targeted veteran customer within VR&E's Chapter 31 program.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation basis is not specified in the notice.
- When and how do you bid?
Proposals must be submitted electronically on Contract Opportunities at http://sam.gov by July 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Don't bother if…
- You must be listed as SDVOSB certified in the SBA certification database at the time of proposal submittal and at the time of award.
Heads up — easy to miss
- Vendors must be registered in the Systems for Award Management (SAM), and have an active registration at the time quotes are submitted.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certification is still active in the SBA certification database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/.