# Benefits Intake Optimization - Contract #2 (VA-25-00104517) VetFirst Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c10b25r0033

- Solicitation number: 36C10B25R0033
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Pingwind Inc. for $1,041,154.00
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Technology Acquisition Center NJ (36C10B)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- Set-aside: Service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside
- County: Fairfax County (FIPS 51059). https://abierto.us/counties/fairfax-county-va-51059
- City: Annandale. https://abierto.us/cities/annandale-va-5101912
- First posted: September 9, 2025
- Last posted: September 16, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a217e84b0f584170839dabcd49fe88d5/view

## Description

This award notice/synopsis is being issued to fulfil the requirements of FAR 6.302-1(d)(2) and FAR 5.201.

This procurement is a sole source action for iterations of software development and support access to VA health benefits and care, including, but not limited to, technical work on the VA.gov 21-8940 form, 21-4140 form, and related health benefits applications. This contract may also include upstream and downstream integration support for both applications.  The contractor is Pingwind, Inc., 7630 Little River Turnpike, Ste 205, Annandale, VA 22003. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this acquisition is 41 U.S.C.

3304(a)(5), Authorized or Required by Statute, as implemented by FAR 6.302-5. For this action, 38 U.S.C. 8127(c), known as the Veterans First Contracting Program provides the authority to directly contract with a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Pingwind Inc. (UEI K3M7BB87ALU4)
- Contract: 36C10B25C0047, definitive contract
- Obligated: $2,970,450.62
- Competition: Not Available for Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C10B25C0047 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C10B (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C10B25C0047_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 9, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 8c3467f66e554fefbf655ac0ea552d69. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8c3467f66e554fefbf655ac0ea552d69/view
- September 16, 2025: Award notice. Notice a217e84b0f584170839dabcd49fe88d5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a217e84b0f584170839dabcd49fe88d5/view

## Points of contact

- James Cummiskey, Contract Specialist, James.Cummiskey@va.gov, 848-377-5117

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