Benefits and Memorial (BAM) Program Management Office (PMO) and Technical Management Support

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OIT), Software Product Management (SPM) Office, Benefits and Memorial Services (BAM) Portfolio mission strives to provide high quality, effective, and efficient Information Technology (IT) services to those responsible for providing care to the Veterans at the point-of-care as well as throughout all the points of the Veterans’ health care in an effective, timely and compassionate manner. VA depends on Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) systems to meet mission goals. The BAM Portfolio serves the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the National Cemetery Administration to develop and manage advanced technology solutions.

Work Details
The Contractor shall provide IT program management office (PMO) and technical support for the BAM Portfolio. The Contractor shall perform and execute the tasks at various levels to support Portfolio, Product Line, Program, and Project. Major work areas shall include project management, requirements management, implementation management, release management, schedule support, strategic analysis, Federal budget planning and investment support, engineering and technical support, communications, and administrative support.

Period of Performance
The PoP shall be a twelve (12) month base period, three (3), twelve (12) month option periods and one (1) optional task. If exercised, the POP of optional task one shall be 60 days from date of exercise.

Place of Performance
Tasks under this PWS shall be performed at both Contractor’s and Government facilities at the locations detailed below and work may be performed at remote locations with prior concurrence from the ’s Representative (COR). It is anticipated that the majority of efforts under this PWS shall be performed at Contractor facilities.