presolicitation.docx

SUBJECT*

Employee Assistance Program

GENERAL INFORMATION

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

Veterans Benefits Administration

Fort Harrison Regional Office

3633 Veterans Dr Bldg. 167

Fort Harrison MT

CONTACT INFORMATION

Veterans Benefits Administration Acquisition Directorate 1800 G Street NW Washington DC 20006

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Officer Michael Kendro

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL: This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation; accordingly, no response is due at this time, nor will any questions of a technical or contractual nature be answered. Those questions will only be answered via an amendment to the solicitation once it is issued. The Veterans Benefits Administration anticipates issuing a solicitation for the following project.

1.1 Background

The Department of Veterans Affairs Fort Harrison Regional Office has a requirement to provide Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services by an independent, local counseling service for assessment, referral, and limited counseling for approximately 180 employees inclusive of their immediate family members, with costs paid by the Fort Harrison Regional Office. Immediate family includes spouse, children, including adopted children and employee parents. Costs of additional counseling services will be paid by employees or their health insurance providers. Referrals of employees and/or eligible family members may be self- referral or by a recommendation by any supervisor of the Department of Veterans Affairs Fort Harrison Regional Office.

This program serves employees who are experiencing personal problems that may be affecting their job performance, attendance, or conduct. EAP counselors provide assessment, referral, and short-term counseling services to employees with family or marital difficulties, alcohol, or drug dependency, financial, mental, emotional, or other problems.

The EAP will provide the following services at a minimum. Specific requirements are outlined in section 3 of this PWS. Assessment, counseling, and referral services • Counseling services for a wide range of personal and work-related services • Substance abuse counseling • Financial services • Legal services • Management consultation • Crisis response services • Employee risk management through supervisor consultation • Management reports (utilization and trend analyses) • Presentations and orientations on mental health and emotional well-being topics Page 4 of 22 • Monthly promotional materials • Robust website with a wealth of online resources.

This will be a Total SDVOSB set-aside.