Veteran Directed Care (VDC) and Caregiver Support

UPDATE: See the highlighted areas of the RFI for changes. The response date has also been extended to July 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM. The purpose of this RFI is solely for market research and to gather input for use in further defining the requirement only, and identify alternative solutions, and to identify interested and potentially capable vendors to fulfill requirements for Veteran Directed Care and Caregiver Support across the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Vendors proposal solution shall easily integrate into the VA information technology (IT) infrastructure; network, and to the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC). Requirements for integrating the Veteran Directed Care and Caregiver Support (a.k.a. the proposed solution) shall be consistent with existing interface capabilities, cybersecurity guidelines on Authorizations to Connect and to Operate, and 508 compliance measures.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) is required to expand the Veteran Directed Care (VDC) Program at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC) to include development, implementation, and evaluation of the program.

The purpose of this requirement is to provide Veteran-centric services in a sustainable manner and to assist in re-balancing VHA’s investment in Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS), made possible by shifting resources from nursing homes to home and community-based services.