7A21--Amplifire Adaptive Learning Services| 36C10B23Q0169

Synopsis- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - AMPLIFIRE The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of Veterans Affairs(VA), Technology Acquisition Center intent to negotiate a firm-fixed-price sole source contract with Knowledge Factor, Inc. located at 4775 Walnut Street, Suite 210, Boulder, CO 80301 for brand name Amplifire cognitive e-learning platform in accordance with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This procurement allows VA to continue to use the Amplifire cognitive e-learning platform that was procured as a pilot program under a separate contract action and tested against existing VA systems. Additionally, this procurement will allow VA to expand upon the pilot program and implement Amplifire on a broader scale. The e-learning platform shall provide comprehensive data collection, storage, and reporting capabilities to assist managers and leadership in strategic planning and resource management to improve clinical outcomes. Benefits to the agency are improved clinical outcomes through professional education, courses utilized in place of existing competency assessments to eliminate duplicate work, administers both initial and ongoing education to assure information retention and confidence of staff, and the ability to integrate with the Talent Management System (TMS). Amplifire is the only adaptive e-learning platform that has been tested and validated against existing Institute for Learning, Education, and Development (LEAD) Veterans Health Administration(VHA) Systems to include ILEAD Learning product design and development processes, certification of Section 508 accessibility standards, implementation through the TMS and data acquisition processes to support ongoing evaluation and reporting. In addition, since Amplifire is cloud-based, it needs to be FEDRAMP certified. Amplifier is the only adaptive e-learning platform that is FedRAMP certified and available through the VA Marketplace. VA requires learner licenses providing access to the Amplifier Online training platform including training on the following topics: Safety and Quality Essentials; EPIC EHR/CERNER HER; Obstetrics Risk Reduction; Medical Equipment Management; Opioids; Compliance; Pediatrics; Revenue Cycle Management; Safe Surgery; and all VHA-developed training items. Items are to be accessible through the approved VHA training system 24hrs day, 7 days per week. VA requires author licenses which allow VHA personnel to access the development platform and create and deploy training products. In addition, VA requires online-only author training courses which includes online trainer/mentor support and includes content on how to access the development platform; navigate the development platform (toolbar, track changes, checklist review); create training products using the platform; use question type best practices, write and employ various question types (basic, chained, intermediate, and shadow); avoid visual cuing; and develop content using media guidelines. Lastly, VA requires technical support for all courses to include troubleshooting and course linkage to the approved VHA training system; and provide ad-hoc access to all data analysis dashboards, downloadable reports, and other VHA-related system outputs as well as any VHA-specific raw data collected by the system for use in internal VHA reporting. Amplifire software is a unique educational platform because it is the first scalable tool that corrects learners misinformation, uncertainty, and struggle which ultimately leads to costly errors and poor performance. The active learning platform is grounded in neurobiology and cognitive research, where a Science Board and lead researchers from around the country, apply evidence-based research and results to practical learning for knowledge absorption, retention, and improved outcomes. Amplifire has pre-built courses with the ability to have content reviewed by subject matter experts. Knowledge Factor Inc. has built in analytics software to deliver results to various levels of staff leadership, supervisors, educators, etc. These results display trends and opportunities for additional hands-on education to specific units and/or disciplines, as well as the opportunity to identify a performance improvement project within the hospital. The software is also able to display improved learning of staff over time and delivers a solution based on its patented algorithms, built from insights in the brain sciences, rapidly detect and correct the knowledge gaps, cognitive biases, and confidently held misinformation in the clinical workforce that lead directly to adverse incidents and patient harm. The platform intelligently adapts to this previously invisible knowledge variation and struggle to learn among clinicians until each achieves mastery. The platform reports on workforce proficiency in an easily understood graphical format. These particular dashboards and analytics capabilities are powerful for leadership and education staff to make pivotal decisions and changes within the organization, beyond other standard education reporting software. Amplifier software platform is proprietary to Knowledge Factor Inc. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by 03/16/2023 at 9:00 AM eastern daylight time will be considered.