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Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE); Broad Agency Announcement (BAA); Suicide Prevention   2

ID: 36C10X24R0053 • Type: Special Notice • Match:  85%
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Description

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE) is seeking early-stage research, development, prototyping, and piloting proposals to advance the state of the art in suicide prevention, care coordination, and treatment. The VHAIE aims to source and fund innovative ideas that increase Veteran access to services, reduce costs, enhance VA operations, and improve service quality for Veterans and their families. The BAA opportunity invites potential offerors from the private sector, non-profits, and institutions of higher learning to contribute ideas for innovations.

Work Details
The solicitation includes detailed instructions for proposal preparation and submission. It specifies that a Statement of Work (SOW) should be included in the Technical Volume of the proposal. Additionally, resumes for Key Personnel are required to be included in the Technical Volume. The solicitation also provides information on communication with the VA after receiving an invitation to submit a full proposal, subcontractor cost documentation requirements, funding availability limits for prototyping/test phase and field test/pilot phase, submission of multiple concept papers by an organization, funding release per project, review timeline for concept paper submissions, availability of research funding through other mechanisms, data access details for project evaluation, voluntary opt-in application for monitoring vet communications for suicide prevention, funding limits for solutions advancing into the next phase, and submission of concept papers by vendors partnering with other firms or joint ventures.
Posted:
Amendment Snapshot: The solicitation is now closed as of September 30, 2026, and VA will not review late Concept Papers. VA plans to issue a separate next-generation Suicide Prevention BAA in early FY27; interested parties should monitor SAM.gov.
Government Description:

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is closed as of today, 9/30/2026. VA is no longer accepting Concept Paper submissions under this solicitation. Any Concept Papers received after this date will not be reviewed.

VA will release a next-generation Broad Agency Announcement for Suicide Prevention in early Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). This will be a separate solicitation with its own number and instructions, to be posted on SAM.gov when available. The next-generation BAA will incorporate lessons learned from this announcement, reflect new VA priorities, and include refinements to the areas of interest, submission process, and evaluation timelines, with the goal of making the opportunity clearer and more accessible to offerors.

Interested parties should monitor SAM.gov for the new announcement.

Concept Papers - Submissions will be accepted from July 15, 2024 Septemb 30, 2026. In response to this BAA solicitation, Concept Papers must be submitted to: VHASuicidePreventionBAA@va.gov

As an innovation engine within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the vision of the VA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE) is a VA innovating at the forefront of science and research, service delivery, and employee empowerment. VHAIE leads this vision through development of organizational capability, delivery of operational breakthroughs, and by driving futures. VHAIE is committed to developing and employing agile mechanisms that allow VA to source incremental and transformational innovations to best serve Veterans and their families. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) opportunity seeks to source and fund early-stage research, development, prototyping, and piloting with an overall goal of moving forward the state of the art.

VHAIE invites all potential offerors (including private sector companies, non-profits, and institutions of higher learning) to contribute ideas for innovations in SUICIDE prevention, care coordination, and treatment that significantly increase Veteran access to services, reduce or control costs of delivering those services, enhance the performance of VA operations, and improve the quality of service that Veterans and their families receive.

Posted:
Amendment Snapshot: The concept paper submission deadline was extended from August 15, 2025, to September 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. Amendment 0003 also updates the topic areas and replaces the concept paper template. Offerors must acknowledge the amendment to avoid rejection: 36C10X24R0053 0003 v3.pdf and use the revised Concept paper template - July 2025.docx.
Posted:
Amendment Snapshot: The response deadline moved from August 15, 2025, to September 15, 2026. Amendment 0003 instead states a closing date of September 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST; bidders should verify the controlling deadline in 36C10X24R0053 0003.pdf. The amendment updates the topic areas and introduces a revised concept paper template. Use Concept paper template - Attachment A.docx, which requires selection of a proposal phase and topic area, maturity and Veteran-testing information, phase costs, and a three-page executive summary.
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Amendment Snapshot: Amendment 0002 changes the BAA schedule: concept paper review is extended from 20 to 30 days, and the co-design phase from 30 to 45 days. Full proposal development remains 30 days. The Areas of Interest section is updated accordingly; the offer deadline is not extended. See 36C10X24R0053 0002Final.pdf.
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Amendment Snapshot: The response deadline has been extended from August 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM UTC to August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC (1:00 PM EDT). The solicitation document was revised and replaced: RFP2024BAAJRBFinal3.pdf.
Posted:
Amendment Snapshot: Concept Paper submissions are now accepted from July 15, 2024, through August 15, 2025, and must be emailed to VHASuicidePreventionBAA@va.gov.
Posted:
Amendment Snapshot: The response deadline moved earlier, from August 15, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. UTC to August 10, 2025 at 3:59 a.m. UTC. Amendment 0001 answers industry questions and requires offerors to acknowledge receipt; failure to acknowledge may result in rejection. See 36C10X24R0053 0001.docx.
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Amendment Snapshot: The response deadline has been extended by one year, from August 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM UTC to August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Response Deadline
(original: ) Past Due
Posted
(updated: )
Set Aside
None
NAICS
541910 - Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
PSC
R422 - Support- Professional: Market Research/Public Opinion
Place of Performance
Washington, DC 20001 United States
Source
Open
Current SBA Size Standard
$22.5 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$250,000 - $5,000,000 (AI estimate)
On 7/8/24 Department of Veterans Affairs issued Special Notice 36C10X24R0053 for Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE); Broad Agency Announcement (BAA); Suicide Prevention due 9/30/26.
Primary Contact
Name
VHASuicidePreventionBAA@va.gov
Email
vhasuicidepreventionbaa@va.gov
Phone
None

Additional Contacts in Documents

Title Name Email Phone
None Jaime Bennett Profile jaime.bennett@va.gov (202) 607-9452

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
FPDS Organization Code
3600-3600
Source Organization Code
100006568
Last Updated
Last Updated By
jaime.belletto1@va.gov
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