Capture Assessment

Lithe Solutions

DA10--Enterprise Digital Government Enablement (EDGE) 36C10B26Q0245

Decision

Target a subcontracting role for the VA EDGE opportunity.

Lithe Solutions possesses strong technical alignment with the EDGE requirements in Agile, DevSecOps, and low code/no code solutions. However, a lack of enterprise scale and zero documented VA past performance dictate a subcontractor strategy.

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Why this call lands here

Lack of VA Past Performance & Scale

Enterprise VA digital services contracts require significant scale and agency familiarity.

Socio-economic Certifications

Can be leveraged to secure a subcontracting role with a large prime.

Technical Alignment

Core competencies directly map to the EDGE PWS requirements.

Recommended capture actions

  1. Draft and Submit RFI Response
  2. Identify and Engage Potential Primes
  3. Review Key Personnel Requirements

Requirements that shape the proposal.

This shortlist is ranked for go / no-go relevance rather than shown in source order.

Priorities 10
Mandatory 10
Buckets 3
Open Requirements Matrix
Disqualifiers / Hard Gates2 priorities

Implement VA Critical Security Controls in network-connected software systems prior to VA authorization.

Required

Comply with 508 Chapter 2 Scoping Requirements for all delivered electronic ICT and content.

Required
Commercial / Pricing Risk2 priorities

Perform all work under this contract within the United States.

Required

The Contractor shall support all production deployed code, configuration, customization, and enhancements for a period of 90 days to address all code quality issues discovered by DTC platform team during product warranty period for modules and components in active development in accordance with Section 5.2.5.

Required
Execution / Compliance Risk6 priorities

Describe experience staffing and managing a minimum of 200 concurrent Scrum teams.

Required

Do not substitute or replace Key Personnel within the first six months after award.

Required

Describe technical approach for supporting 75+ concurrent LCNC projects and 75,000 end users.

Required

ACCESS AND CONFIGURATION HANDOVER The outgoing Contractor shall transition: System administrator accounts, role-based access, and credentials (in accordance with VA security policy) Source code repositories, configuration files, and CI/CD pipeline documentation Platform configuration settings, APIs, plug-ins, and connectors Test scripts, automated testing tools, and deployment processes All accounts and licenses shal

Required

The Contractor shall create the appropriate agile business requirements IAW Section 5.2.1 Agile Requirements Elicitation and Elaboration for all work supporting established and new compliance, documentation, and VA process requirements requiring system integration, development, or configuration, such as Section 508, FedRAMP Authorization, HIPAA, ONC 21st Century Cures Act 2020 Final Rule, ATO, ATC, PIA, and PTA.

Required

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE LIBRARY (ITIL) SERVICE OPERATIONS The Contractor shall provide Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) services operations for Incident Management, Event Management, Access Management, Request Fulfillment, and Problem Management.

Required

Opportunity

DA10--Enterprise Digital Government Enablement (EDGE) 36C10B26Q0245

Agency / customer
Department of Veterans Affairs TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B)
Due date
2026-03-25T15:00:00-04:00

Company

Lithe Solutions

Company
Lithe Solutions
Core capabilities
Agile Delivery, Human Centered Design (HCD), Cloud Engineering, DevSecOps, Intelligent Automation (Low Code Solutions)
Strengths
Core capabilities align perfectly with the PWS, Holds highly relevant socio-economic certifications (8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB)
Major gaps
Lack of documented past performance with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Total federal obligations ($2.3M) suggest a lack of scale, No documented clearances or specific VA-required network access experience