36C10D25Q0146_1.docx
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- DA10--VR&E Testing Kits VARO 318 Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 36C10D25Q0146
- Issued by
- Department of Veterans Affairs
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This document is a Presolicitation Notice for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract to provide online Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) testing services. The VA seeks a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order for an online portal that will offer Aptitude, Interest, and Ability Assessments for veterans, to be used by VR&E counselors in evaluating career and educational opportunities. The contract will be a total small business set-aside under NAICS Code 518210, with a $40 million small business size standard, and is specifically targeted at small businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB).
Key contract details include a one-year performance period, with the Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation expected to be posted on July 30, 2025, and responses due by August 18, 2025, at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. The online portal must be accessible 24/7, compatible with any internet-connected computer, and require no software installation. Prospective bidders must be verified in the SBA Small Business System and registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), with all solicitation documents to be available on SAM.gov under Solicitation Number 36C10D25Q0146.
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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| VR&E Testing Kits VARO 318 |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 20006 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C10D25Q0146 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-18-2025 12:00 pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| SET-ASIDE |
| SBA |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| DA10 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 518210 |
| PLACE OF PERFORMANCE |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Veterans Benefits Administration
Acquisition Division
1800 G Street NW
Washington DC
| POSTAL CODE |
| 20006 |
| COUNTRY |
| US |
CONTACT INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Directorate 1800 G Street NW Washington DC 20006
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Edward D Bradford edward.bradford@va.gov 254-299-9807
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation that satisfies the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2, more specifically FAR 5.204, FAR 5.201, FAR 5.207, and FAR 5.203, as well as FAR 5.101. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation will be posted on or about Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
The Winston Salem, North Carolina, Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in accordance with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has a requirement for a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to provide services through an online portal that accesses the requisite Aptitude, Interest, and Ability Assessments. Said Assessments will measure Veterans’ aptitudes, interests, and abilities for career pathways as well as educational opportunities to be utilized by the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) counselors. Contractor shall furnish separate online portals for the Veterans to take the online assessments and for the VR&E counselors to set testing parameters along with obtaining the assessment reports. Online portals shall be accessible for twenty-four (24) hours a day. Furthermore, the online portals shall run on any computer with internet access yet require no software installation. The period of performance for this project will be one (1) year from the date of award.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 518210 [Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services] and the small business size standard is $40 million. The solicitation will be issued as an RFQ under FAR Part 13.
This project will be a total set-aside for Small Businesses in accordance with FAR 19.502-2(a) and FAR 19.203(b).
All small businesses must be verified in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business System (SBS) via https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ at the time of quotation submission, at the time of award, and for the duration of performance of the resultant Purchase Order. Any Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns must be verified in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) via https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ at the time of quotation submission, at the time of award, and for the duration of performance of the resultant Purchase Order.
All businesses must be registered to confirm eligibility in the System for Award Management (SAM). Each entity must represent the status as a small business concern in SAM.gov. To register in the SAM database, visit https://www.sam.gov.
All relevant solicitation documents, including the Statement of Work, may be accessed and downloaded on the solicitation issuance date by conducting a search for Solicitation Number 36C10D25Q0146 under Contract Opportunities on https://www.sam.gov. Any Amendments to the RFQ solicitation will also be posted under Contract Opportunities on SAM.
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