36C10X26Q0012.docx
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This document is a Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) for a sole source copyright request for two psychological tests. The VA intends to negotiate directly with Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Inc. for a five-year contract to integrate two specific psychological tests into their Electronic Medical Record System: the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) and the NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO PI-3).
The solicitation (Number 36C10X26Q0012) seeks to obtain intellectual property rights, including test questions, response choices, and scoring algorithms, to enable VA clinical practitioners to administer, score, and interpret these tests within the Veterans Integrated System Technology Architect (VistA) System. Interested parties may submit a capability statement by November 14, 2025, at 10:00 am EST to Jacky.Jean-Jacques@va.gov and Selena.Robinson@va.gov. The procurement will proceed as a sole source acquisition if no responsive submissions are received, with the NAICS code 513130 and Product Service Code 7610.
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SUBJECT*
Copyright Request to PAR for 2 Psycho Tests for a 5 yr Contract (VA-26-00007033)
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 21703 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C10X26Q0012 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 11-14-2025 10am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 7610 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 513130 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick |
Department of Veterans Affairs
5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Selena Robinson Selena.Robinson@va.gov 202-834-3411
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/index.asp |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| To learn more about SAC and its mission, please click here |
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Special Notice Special Notice
DESCRIPTION
| *= Required Field |
| Special Notice |
Special Notice
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) intends to negotiate with Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR), Inc, 16204 N. Florida Ave. Lute FL 33454,on a sole source basis pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5 under the authority of: 41 U.S.C. 1901, Simplified Acquisition Procedures to provide two psychological tests used by VA clinical practitioners from Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) Office of Mental Health.
The purpose of this contract is to obtain psychological tests that are owned by the test publisher, to be integrated into the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Electronic Medical Record System psychological testing package. The materials required are intellectual property such as the test questions response choices and scoring algorithms. This allows VA to administer, score and interpret psychological tests on the Veterans Integrated System Technology Architect (VistA) System. All psychological tests covered by the license agreement are protected by copyright. The tests are administered online; patients complete the tests on computers, and then the results are scored and interpreted immediately. The questions and scoring information, which are copyright protected, must be stored in the VistA database. occurs within the VA psychological testing package.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical staff approve certain psychological tests for use by clinical practitioners when exercising their medical judgment in treating patients. The Agency seeks permission to utilize the necessary intellectual property to program the tests and updates into its database for VHA psychological testing program. The tests list is as follows:
Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI): The Personality Assessment Inventory is a comprehensive personality assessment tool. It is briefer than other comprehensive personality inventories and provides strong correspondence to a set of psychological constructs that are widely considered important in diagnosing and treating behavioral health issues.
NEO Personality Inventory -3 (NEO PI-3: This test is based on the Five Factor Model of Personality, and provides feedback on individual characteristics and traits, organized around the five major personality factors of the model. It is considered an excellent test for comprehensive assessment of personality in a general, non-clinical population and can be very useful in guidance and developmental counseling settings.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 513130. This notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest, accompanied by supporting capability statement (to deliver all required assessments) to this office no later than November 14, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. Email response to: Jacky.Jean-Jacques@va.gov and Selena.Robinson@va.gov and reference “36C10X26Q0012 Psychological Tests” in the subject line of your email.
Costs associated with preparation, submission, and follow-up information requests are the submitter’s responsibility. The Government will not reimburse for any associated costs. Telephone responses will not be accepted. The determination to conduct competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely the Contracting Officer’s discretion. If no responses are received or responses are reviewed and determined non-responsive, the Government will proceed with the sole source procurement.
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