IT Systems Refresh 2 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IT Systems Refresh Introduction: This is a Request for Information (RFI) only issued for conducting market research. Accordingly, this RFI constitutes neither a Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP), nor a guarantee that one will be issued by the Government in the future; furthermore, it does not commit the Government to contract for any services described herein. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not, at this time, seeking proposals or quotes, and therefore, will not accept, review, or evaluate unsolicited proposals or quotes received in response hereto. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted because of this request. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred for responses to this RFI. The information provided may be used by VA in developing its acquisition strategy and Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Product Description (PD). Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary; however, any information received shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the respondent. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition sensitive information contained in their response. This is a request for information and does not obligate the Government in any way, nor does it commit the Government to any specific course of action. Product information, brochures, part numbers, and/or other description information may be included with the submission. Requirement: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21 is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of providing infrastructure modernization and expansion services for the VISN 21 Biomedical Information Technology (BioMed IT) environment. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain industry feedback regarding the availability of commercial products, services, implementation approaches, and acquisition strategies capable of supporting the Government's requirements. VISN 21 currently operates a standardized BioMed IT infrastructure supporting clinical systems, biomedical device integration, healthcare applications, and enterprise information technology services across multiple VA medical facilities. The existing environment primarily utilizes VMware virtualization technologies, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) infrastructure and Fabric Interconnects, and NetApp storage platforms. These systems support mission-critical healthcare operations and must continue to provide secure, reliable, and scalable services throughout the network. The Government anticipates a requirement to upgrade and expand existing server, virtualizati…