36C10D26Q0140.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 36C10D26Q0140
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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This is a Presolicitation Notice for a managed service contract to provide online career assessment tools at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Buffalo, NY Regional Benefit Office. The Veterans Benefits Administration seeks to utilize Vocational Research Institute's CareerScope platform to support Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) counselors in conducting online assessments for veterans. The contract will be awarded as a restricted competition under 41 U.S.C. Section 1901 to Vocational Research Institute, identified as the sole source publisher capable of providing CareerScope online assessments. Vocational Research Institute is a registered small business, and the VA plans to issue an open market award to this contractor.
The expected contract award date is on or around July 13, 2026. The effort is classified under NAICS code 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services) with a small business size standard of $40 million. Interested parties with questions should contact Contracting Officer Raymond Tracey at raymond.tracey@va.gov, with email subject lines formatted as "Buffalo, NY CareerScope Buffalo, NY VARO" followed by the company name. This presolicitation notice signals the VA's intent to establish this managed service partnership and provides advance notification to the market prior to formal solicitation.
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Presolicitation Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Buffalo NY, Career Scope One Source Notification |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 20006 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C10D26Q0140 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 07-13-2026 10:00 AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 10 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
SET-ASIDE
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| DA10 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 518210 |
| PLACE OF PERFORMANCE |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Veterans Benefits Administration
Buffalo, NY Regional Office
130 South Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo NY
| POSTAL CODE |
| 14202 |
| 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*
Contracting Officer Raymond Tracey raymond.tracey@va.gov 716-218-6579
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
| *=Required Field |
| Presolicitation Notice |
Presolicitation Notice
The Veterans Benefits Administration at the Buffalo, NY VA Regional Benefit Office, located at 130 South Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202, has identified the use of Vocational Research Institute CareerScope to assist VR&E counselors with the online assessments for Veterans.
The online assessment is a managed service for Vocational Research Institute CareerScope at the Buffalo, NY Regional Benefit Office is being conducted as a restricted competition in accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 1901, as outlined in RFO FAR 12.102(a) Restricting Competition. This approach ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while addressing the specific career and education options for veterans.
Vocational Research Institute has been identified as the sole publisher capable and sole source of online assessments for CareerScope. By selecting Vocational Research Institute, the Veterans Benefits Administration ensures that they will coordinate all activity needed to execute the contract's requirement.
As part of this process, the VA will issue an open market award to Vocational Research Institute, which is a registered small business. The expected award date for this contract is on or around July 13, 2026.
NAICS code is 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services Size Standard: $40 Million Questions regarding this announcement may be directed to the Contracting Officer via email to Raymond Tracey at raymond.tracey@va.gov Email format:
Title your email “Buffalo, NY CareerScope –Buffalo, NY VARO” followed by your company name in the subject line of your e-mail.
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