Task 4 · Cloud-Based Database (4A–4I) · 36C77626Q0191
You're standing inside the Task 4 platform.
The Sources Sought asks vendors to describe their cloud solution and show how it completes sub-tasks 4A through 4I. This portal is that solution, running. Every dashboard, crosswalk, and percentile you've seen is produced by the nine-stage pipeline below — from secure ingest to immutable, source-to-recommendation audit lineage.
HSG-owned
We own and operate the platform. No third-party per-seat licensing fee passes to the VA.
FedRAMP-aligned
Built on a FedRAMP-aligned, VA 6500-compliant stack with SSO and role-based access.
Single-tenant
Isolated tenancy, encryption at rest and in transit, and full audit logging.
VA retains the data
The VA keeps the workforce data and the versioned job-architecture catalog — no lock-in.
The 4A–4I pipeline
Nine sub-tasks, four phases, one continuous flow. Data moves left to right; the audit trail (4I) wraps the whole pipeline.
4A
Secure Cloud Hosting
FedRAMP-aligned, VA 6500-compliant cloud tenancy with role-based access and SSO.
Capability · Single-tenant isolation · encryption at rest & in transit · audit logging
4B
VHA Employee-Data Ingest
Structured intake of VHA workforce extracts (occupation, grade, step, locality, facility).
Capability · Validated import templates · PII minimization · schema validation on load
4C
Survey-Data Reformatting
Normalize purchased survey files (SullivanCotter, MGMA, ECRI, BLS) into a common schema.
Capability · Publisher-specific parsers · unit & currency normalization · vintage tagging
4D
Job-Match Crosswalk Engine
Map each VHA occupation to one or more survey benchmark jobs with confidence scoring.
Capability · Many-to-one matching · analyst override · match-confidence audit trail
4E
Market Analysis & Percentiles
Compute P10–P90, compa-ratio, market index, and range penetration by occupation.
Capability · Blended multi-survey aging · weighting · reproducible calculations
4F
Geographic-Differential Application
Apply locality / cost-of-labor differentials by facility labor market (Task 3).
Capability · BLS-anchored indices · per-facility geo factors · §7451 survey workflow
4G
Job-Architecture Catalog
Versioned catalog of occupations, families, levels, and benchmark crosswalks (Task 5).
Capability · Effective-dated versions · change history · catalog governance
4H
Reporting & Dashboards
Facility-, VISN-, and occupation-level dashboards and exportable survey reports.
Capability · Self-service filters · export to XLSX/PDF · briefing-ready visuals
4I
Audit Trail & Data Governance
End-to-end lineage from source survey to published recommendation.
Capability · Immutable lineage · refresh cadence controls · reviewer sign-off
Platform architecture
Five layers, governed end to end.
Presentation
Facility / VISN / occupation dashboards · exportable survey packets · this portal
Analytics engine
Percentile, compa-ratio, market-index & geographic-differential computation (4E–4F)
Data model & catalog
Effective-dated job-architecture catalog and benchmark crosswalk (4D, 4G)
Secure ingest & normalization
VHA extracts + publisher survey files into a common schema (4B–4C)
Cloud infrastructure
FedRAMP-aligned single-tenant hosting · encryption · SSO · audit logging (4A, 4I)
Straight from the RFI response
“Task 4: What is your cloud-based solution? Do you own it or is there a licensing fee?”
HSG owns and operates the analytical cloud platform demonstrated by this portal — there is no third-party per-seat licensing fee to the VA. It is built on a FedRAMP-aligned stack and delivers the complete 4A–4I pipeline. The VA retains the data and the versioned catalog.
Read the full RFI response