Purchase Order 36C24E24P0065

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA Puget Sound Healthcare System awarded a $22,750.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Elizabeth Hembree Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, for expert research consulting services on Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The contract has a one-year base period with three option years and was awarded on a sole-source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, as Elizabeth Hembree, PhD, is the only known vendor with the specialized expertise required to provide consultation on the utilization of PE psychotherapy in the VA's Merit-funded research study on treatments for veterans with PTSD at elevated acute risk for suicide. There is no set-aside designation for this contract.