VA has issued an RFI seeking responses from industry leaders and experts to identify how this technology can be utilized to best fit the Government and benefit taxpayers.
“The objectives of this procurement consists of the following:
- A determination if Blockchain technology can be implemented into current Department of Veteran Affairs contract close-out procedures;
- If there’s a determination that Blockchain technology can be utilized in contract close-out procedures, then a determination if that technology can be used retroactively or only prospectively (that is, once the appropriate code/distributed ledger/network/software applications are created, can those mechanisms be used to address all pending contract close-outs);
- A proof of concept which demonstrates how Blockchain can be implemented, either retroactively or prospectively, or both…”
Responses are due by July 31, 2018.
