Abacus Visual Playbook Builder and Automation Orchestrator Software

Overview

Software, Web & Mobile Development

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Omaha, Nebraska, United States; Iowa City, Iowa, United States; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States; Fort Meade, Maryland, United States; Eatontown, New Jersey, United States; Fargo, North Dakota, United States; Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States; Central Iowa, Iowa, United StatesPosted about 1 month agoDeadline: April 8th, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Request for information regarding a visual playbook builder and automation orchestrator software that streamlines Ansible automation management for government operations.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

BUDGET

Estimate

$10,000,000 – $25,000,000

CONTRACT DURATION

60 months

TIMELINE

Hardware delivery by Month 3. Physical installation by Month 4. HCI Cluster Manager, HCI Management Console, and S3-Compatible Storage operational by Month 5. Final Acceptance and MVP delivery by Month 12, at which point HCI vendor software licenses will activate.

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 8th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

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DESCRIPTION

The agency seeks a solution for the Abacus Visual Playbook Builder and Automation Orchestrator Software. The developed software must provide a browser-based visual playbook builder, featuring a card-based automation design interface with hierarchical management for projects, roles, and cards. The workflow should support an editable, stable two-environment model and include a storefront for sharing content across multiple sites.

The solution should include an Asset Ingress Service for browser-based uploads of files and folders, supporting asset compression and storage in S3-compatible object storage. The system will enable government operators to build, share, and execute Ansible automation using an intuitive web interface, integrating commercial platform components into a comprehensive dark-site solution.

Key functionalities should encompass a centralized content storefront with provenance tracking, version management, maintainer permissions, and site-scoped visibility. Users must have the ability to upload assets (up to 12 GB each), manage content efficiently, and visually construct automation workflows by selecting modules, configuring parameters, and organizing execution steps.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.