THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ). THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IS NOT SOLICITING OFFERS OF ANY KIND. NO CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF ANY RESPONSE(S) TO THIS NOTICE. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 on Market Research and Public Law 109-461, the Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research to identify verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns that have the capability to provide contractor support services to the government at a fair and reasonable price. This announcement is for informational and planning purposes only and should not be interpreted as a commitment by the government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. A Sources Sought notice (36C776-24-Q-0280) was posted on SAM.gov on July 22, 2024. Initially, the VA sought to consolidate Acquisition Support Services and Acquisition Utilization Services into a single Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. However, the VA has decided that combining the roles of 1101 and 1102 is not the best approach. This Request for Information (RFI) aims to inform the industry of our revised plan to conduct market research specifically for 1102 Contract Specialist support only. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Regional Procurement Office Central (RPO-C) has a need for an experienced contractor who has five (5) or more years of experience supplying acquisition support services to federal agencies.  The contractor is needed to assist various contracting teams in their procurement requirements. The contractor shall provide experienced Entry-Level Contract Support (ECS), Mid-Level Contract Support (MCS), and Senior Contract Support (SCS). Contractor acquisition support services will be required throughout the life of this contract. The contractor s office and contractor personnel shall be located within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The contractor shall provide non-personal, non-inherently governmental acquisition support services in support of the VHA s contracting offices. The contractor and contractor personnel shall not be designated as the CO or COR or make decisions; rather they will support the various VA procurement teams in their procurement needs. Contractor personnel may not supervise or otherwise direct Government employees. VA COs, CSs, CORs and other staff shall ultimately be responsible for making decisions on behalf of VA.  FINAL Contract Support Services Performance Work Statement (PWS) INTRODUCTION The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Regional Procurement Office - Central (RPO-C) has a need for Contract Support Services to assist various VHA central region contracting teams in their procurement requirements. The contractor shall provide experienced contract acquisition specialists as outlined in section 4 of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). SCOPE OF WORK Contractor support services will be required throughout the life of this contract. The contractor s office and contractor personnel shall be located within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The contractor shall provide non-personal, non-inherently governmental contract support services in support of the VHA s contracting offices. The contractor and contractor personnel shall not be designated as the CO or COR or make decisions; rather they will support the various VA procurement teams in their procurement needs. Contractor personnel may not supervise or otherwise direct Government employees. VA COs, CSs, CORs and other staff shall ultimately be responsible for making decisions on behalf of VA. Contract support services may include, but are not limited to strategy, planning, data analysis, requirements and/or documentation development, preparing Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), compliance reviews for acquisition documents and forms. Services may include advisory support and assisting functional area technical experts with the development of writing requirements into sound/sufficient Statement of Work (SOW), PWS and/or Orders. Other support functions may include acquisition planning, solicitation preparation, market research/analysis, source selection document preparation, administration of terms and conditions, preparing contract modifications and documents, cost/price analysis, development of analytics, creating reports, preparation of contract termination document