Sources Sought Response · 36C77626Q0191

The Sources Sought, answered question by question.

The notice poses five questions — and explicitly asks vendors to describe their Task 4 cloud solution and how it completes sub-tasks 4A–4I. Below is the team's answer to each — Riley McGuire Partners (SDVOSB prime) with House Strategies Group (8(a) platform & analytics) — each linked to its working proof on this portal. This page is the companion to the formal 10 pages submittal.

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The as-submitted Sources Sought response — RMP (SDVOSB prime) with HSG (8(a)): 10 pages, 11-pt Calibri, a 24-package WBS, an honest pricing structure (services FFP + surveys at cost), and this live platform as the evidence.

The response (PDF · 10 pp) Platform user manual (PDF) Platform walkthrough (PDF) Why this wins (PDF)

Response due

June 12, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET

Page limit

10 pages (11-pt Calibri, single-spaced)

Contracting activity

PCAC, Independence OH

Submitted by

RMP · SDVOSB prime — with HSG · SBA 8(a)

NAICS 541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific & Technical ServicesSize standard $19.5MPSC R405 — Support: Professional / Operations

PWS Clarity

Are any requirements in the draft PWS unclear or ambiguous? How would you clarify them?

Four points, as submitted: (1) the notice references “Tasks 4A–4I” while the draft PWS enumerates nine unlettered Task-4 capabilities and the deliverables table is numbered 1–7 — confirm canonical numbering; (2) clarify the boundary between Task-3 geographic differentials and the §7451 facility-level survey; (3) confirm the Task-4 impact level and whether a commercially available service that does not store Federal data satisfies the requirement; (4) define the employee-data extract format and cadence (Subtask 2.1).

See the methodology

Past Performance

Does your firm have past performance of similar size and scope? Which PWS task(s)?

Yes, distributed across the team: RMP — multi-year prime performance inside VA/VHA with nationwide facility reach and platform delivery (Tasks 1, 3, 6, 7); HSG — federal classification with Exceptional ratings and a compensation practice producing this PWS's exact artifacts (Tasks 2–5); and, uniquely, a working demonstration of the full solution. We are candid that no single prior contract matches this requirement's historical dollar value — the pricing section explains why we believe that value, not the team, is what should change.

Meet the team

Task 4 — Ownership

Task 4: What is your cloud-based solution? Do you own it or is there a licensing fee?

The team owns the platform outright — no third-party per-seat license fee to the VA, ever. It is operable today at this portal (target architecture AWS GovCloud (US); Federal employee data kept out of the hosted product; the production system of record authorized via VA A&A). Where the VA prefers a commercially authorized platform of record, we integrate it — that choice optimizes the VA's authorization posture, not our margin.

Tour the platform

Task 4 — 4A–4I

Task 4: Describe how your cloud solution completes tasks 4A–4I.

Each capability maps to a running pipeline stage — secure ingest (A), reformatting (B), confidence-scored job-match (C), percentile/compa-ratio analysis (D), geographic differentials (E), automated pay-setting (F), AI disparity insight (G), dashboards and import-ready export (H), and a versioned catalog with immutable audit lineage (I) — itemized in the response's WBS and operable live on this platform.

Walk the 4A–4I pipeline

Risk / Concerns

Identify potential issues or concerns the VA should address.

Five, from experience: (1) survey-license redistribution terms must permit VA-wide internal use; (2) the §7451 BLS-trigger review needs a defined intake path so facilities act on new data on time; (3) the planned VISN consolidation should be reflected in the catalog's geographic hierarchy; (4) the Task-4 authorization path should be set early so the system of record is authorized before live data loads; (5) FAR 52.227-14 data rights should be reconciled up front with publishers' license terms.

Review the QA model

How we'd spend the ten pages

A page budget that puts Task 4 where the VA is looking.

Pages	Section	Focus
1	Respondent information & SB eligibility	RMP (SDVOSB prime, VetCert) · HSG (8(a) teaming partner) · UEI / CAGE · the 9-box small-business grid.
2	Capabilities · an honest look · built for the RFO	What the work is at its core; the team mapped to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul's commercial-first, demonstration-driven intent.
2–3	Relevant corporate experience	Two RMP-led contracts inside VA/VHA (with HSG), two HSG engagements in this PWS's exact subject matter.
3–6	Technical understanding & approach — Tasks 1–7	Division of labor, the 24-package WBS (the IMPS arrives pre-built), the end-to-end data-flow figure, defensible methodology.
7	Risks · questions for the Government · the VA's five questions answered	License/data-rights, §7451 conduct-vs-coordinate (Q3), authorization timing — answered directly.
8	Key personnel & teaming	Neil B. Riley (PM) · Jelani House (Deputy PM/Platform) · Gilda Weech-House (Job Architecture) · Eric Leafgreen, CPA (Physician-Comp SME) · RMP 51% / HSG 49%.
8–9	SDVOSB participation & pricing approach	Veterans First / Rule of Two; services FFP + surveys as a separate at-cost line — ≈$1.1M/yr all-in with the publishers' own 2026 prices shown.
10	Live demonstration & artifacts	This platform, the walkthrough, whitepaper, and sample deliverables — operate it, don't take our word.

Points of contact: Lisa Strawbridge (Contract Specialist) · Kymberly Morgan (Contracting Officer).