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STATEMENT OF WORK

CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

GENERAL INFORMATION

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul MN 55101

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Arielle Lifto arielle.lifto@va.gov 651-293-3031

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. UEI: GPFEUGBCLVJ3. Located at 1 Concourse PKWY STE 800, Atlanta, GA 30328. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source.

The NAICS code is 611430 – Professional and Management Development Training.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may submit a written response via email to Arielle Lifto at the email address below by 10:00 AM Central Standard Time on August 8th, 2025.

Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Information received will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the VA will proceed with the sole source award to Olympus. The anticipated award date of this requirement is Wednesday, August 13th 2025. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact:

Arielle Lifto Contract Specialist NCO 23, Minneapolis, MN Email: arielle.lifto@va.gov

Location of service:

Department of Veterans Affairs – St. Cloud VAMC

Description of service:

See Attached Statement of work.

Special Notice Special Notice

Special Notice

1. Description of Work:

Contractor shall provide accredited services to the Clinical Pastoral Education Program (CPE) at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System (VA HCS), 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud MN 56303.

The St. Cloud VAHCS CPE Center is the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) System Center responsible for accreditation, maintenance of ACPE standards, and payment of all fees for CPE programs at the St. Cloud VA HCS.

ACPE will accredit programs and register student units of CPE.

a) The St. Cloud VAHCS CPE Center shall meet or exceed standards for a unit of CPE. Each unit is at least 100 hours of structured group and individual education. A half unit will consist of at least 60 hours of structured group and individual education. All units will be reported at the completion of the unit.

1) Residents Level I – not to exceed 4 Residents (Sep – Sep)

a. Each Resident completes 4 units per residency, totaling 16 units per year

2) Residents Level II – not to exceed 2 Residents (Sep – Sep)

a. Each Resident completes 4 units per residency, totaling 8 units per year.

3) Summer Interns – not to exceed 8 Interns (May – Aug)

a. Each Intern will complete 1 unit per internship, totaling 8 units per year.

4) Extended Interns – not to exceed 8 Interns (Oct – Apr)

a. Each Intern will complete 1 unit per internship, totaling 8 units per year.

5) Certified Educator Students/Candidates – not to exceed 2 CES/CECs

· 12 weeks will start at the beginning of September.

b) Winter Residency Session, Winter (December, January, February)

· 12 weeks will start at the beginning of December.

c) Spring Residency Session, Spring (March, April, May)

· 12 weeks will start at the beginning of March.

d) Summer Residency Session (June, July, August) Estimated 6 Units

· 12 weeks will start at the beginning of June.

e) Summer Intern Session (June, July, August) Estimated 6 Units

· 11 weeks will start at the of the end of May.

· Overlaps with the Summer Residency Session

f) Extended Session, (October to April) Estimated 6 Units

· 26 weeks will start at the beginning of October.

· Overlaps with the Fall Residency, Winter Residency, and Spring Residency Sessions

*Actual start date for each session will be determined by the certified educator.

3. Location of Work:

The St. Cloud VAHCS CPE Center 4801 Veterans Drive St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-255-6386

4. Period of Performance:

This contract will be a Single Award, Firm Fixed Price Contract for 5 years with Ordering Periods:

5. Deliverable Schedule:

· ACPE provides accreditation of the St. Cloud VA HCS CPE Center.

· ACPE provides accreditation of the Certified Educator at St. Cloud HCS CPE Center.

· ACPE grants Certified Educator Candidate status to CECs.

· ACPE certifies the completion of each student’s unit of CPE.

· CPE programs provide education and clinical training for Residents, Interns, and Certified Educator Students/Certified Educator Candidates at St. Cloud VA HCS.

· Chaplain Daniel Duggan is an ACPE Certified Educator and a full-time employee at the St. Cloud VA HCS and maintains the St. Cloud VAHCS CPE Center accreditation.

· Residents, Interns, and CES/CECs provide clinical chaplain support for Veterans at the St. Cloud VA HCS and possibly other placement sites.

· Residents and interns are required to attend and participate in all scheduled peer group seminars and complete curriculum set forth in the ACPE Student Handbook of St. Cloud VAHCS CPE Center.

6. Annual Fees:

· Center Accreditation Fee: (1 Each) The Accreditation Commission for Clinical Pastoral Education accredits Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) programs. The fee is used to maintain the ACPE program.

· Certified Educator Candidate Fee: (2 Each) ACPE only certifies ACPE Educators. CPE may be a prerequisite for certification as a chaplain or pastoral counselor.

· Certified Educator: (1 Each) ACPE certified educators are clinical pastoral educators who are academically prepared and who are authorized by a recognized faith group. They combine perspectives from theology and the behavioral sciences in conducting accredited programs of clinically supervised ministry education. The facility is required to have a Certified Educator on site through the use of this program.