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

As an innovation engine within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the vision of the VA Innovation Ecosphere (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 36 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.