Performance Work Statement MISI Draft

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Office of Information & Technology (OIT)
Benefits, Appeals and Memorials (BAM)

Memorials Integration Services and Innovation (MISI)

Date: June 30, 2026
VA-26-00071371
PWS Version Number: 1.2

TOC \o "1-4" \z \u \h1.0 BACKGROUNDPAGEREF _Toc2047592709 \h3

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTSPAGEREF _Toc2071313708 \h5

3.0 SCOPE OF WORKPAGEREF _Toc1251410550 \h10

4.0 PERFORMANCE DETAILSPAGEREF _Toc2034462175 \h10

4.1PERFORMANCE PERIODPAGEREF _Toc504132313 \h10

4.2PLACE OF PERFORMANCEPAGEREF _Toc1927528430 \h11

4.3TRAVELPAGEREF _Toc1111747604 \h11

5.0 SPECIFIC TASKS AND DELIVERABLESPAGEREF _Toc1183882554 \h12

5.1PROJECT MANAGEMENTPAGEREF _Toc1684625790 \h13

5.1.1CONTRACTOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLANPAGEREF _Toc1196962445 \h13

5.1.2TECHNICAL KICKOFF MEETINGPAGEREF _Toc1462373122 \h13

5.1.3REPORTING REQUIREMENTSPAGEREF _Toc595642118 \h14

5.1.4ONBOARDINGPAGEREF _Toc200231584 \h14

5.1.5PROGRAM INCREMENT (PI) PLANNINGPAGEREF _Toc373483519 \h15

5.1.6RISK MANAGEMENTPAGEREF _Toc984590984 \h16

5.1.7CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENTPAGEREF _Toc282151165 \h16

5.1.8DATA ANALYTICSPAGEREF _Toc2113813018 \h17

5.2ENHANCING VA-EISS WITH BOSS-E AND MBMS CAPABILITIESPAGEREF _Toc1432609162 \h18

5.3ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORTPAGEREF _Toc1734490371 \h19

5.4SYSTEM TEAMSPAGEREF _Toc788228600 \h21

5.4.1OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES SYSTEM TEAMPAGEREF _Toc1192919316 \h22 5.4.2DATA ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICATION MIDDLEWAWRE SYSTEM TEAMPAGEREF _Toc604253795 \h27 5.4.3CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE SYSTEM TEAMPAGEREF _Toc1619716682 \h28

5.4.4DEVSECOPS SUPPORT SERVICES SYSTEM TEAMPAGEREF _Toc432192857 \h31

5.5AGILE DEVELOPMENT TEAMSPAGEREF _Toc278681854 \h32

5.5.1PLANNING AND ELABORATION SERVICESPAGEREF _Toc96806874 \h33

5.5.2AGILE DEVELOPMENTPAGEREF _Toc1966050888 \h35

5.5.3INTEGRATION AND TESTING SUPPORT SERVICESPAGEREF _Toc748445942 \h37

5.5.4IMPLEMENTATION SERVICESPAGEREF _Toc1112206626 \h38

5.6OPTION PERIOD ONEPAGEREF _Toc2137969521 \h39

5.7OPTION PERIOD TWOPAGEREF _Toc1748321432 \h39

5.8OPTIONAL TASK 1 – ADDITIONAL SYSTEM TEAMSPAGEREF _Toc1338280175 \h39

5.9OPTIONAL TASK 2 – ADDITIONAL AGILE DEVELOPMENT TEAMSPAGEREF _Toc877196622 \h39

5.10OPTIONAL TASK 3 –TRAINING TEAMSPAGEREF _Toc2143646427 \h39

5.11OPTIONAL TASK 4 – TRANSITION OUT SUPPORTPAGEREF _Toc1211030792 \h39

6.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTSPAGEREF _Toc226389163 \h39

6.1ENTERPRISE AND IT FRAMEWORKPAGEREF _Toc545086767 \h39

6.1.1VA TECHNICAL REFERENCE MODELPAGEREF _Toc485523429 \h39

6.1.2ZERO TRUST – VA CRITICAL SECURITY CONTROLSPAGEREF _Toc1037301993 \h39