Sources_Sought_Notice_Attachment.doc

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

FOR

Behavioral Health Counselors Services The West Virginia Army National Guard is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Behavioral Health Counselors Services. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians).

This is a non-personal services requirement to provide Behavioral Health Counselors Services.

Requirement:

The West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) has a requirement to ensure the medical readiness of approximately 4,000 Service Members by providing services directly promoting comprehensive medical readiness and ensuring global deployability.

When emotional and behavioral problems are identified, the BHC will be charged with understanding the nature of the problems, connecting the service member with available resources, and monitoring the service member’s compliance to, progress in, and outcomes of treatment. Coordinate with Soldiers to provide information, referral, outreach, and support services to all soldiers within the WVARNG. Make accurate assessments of service members' mental status. This assessment may be conducted with limited available collateral information and with service members who have a vested interest in appearing well.

This will be a follow on contract. The current contract information is provided below.

W912L8-14-F-0078, awarded on 10 September 2014, awarded to A-Team Solutions, LLC., as an 8(a) direct award.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership (small business, 8(a), Hubzone, Large etc.) for the organization.

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

[Note: In accordance with FAR 10.001(b), agencies should not request potential sources to submit more than the minimum information necessary.] The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to:

1) Provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.

2) Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements.

3) Implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation.

4) Provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SBA CERTIFIED 8(a) BUSINESSESS.

The Government would like to receive feedback from SBA certified 8(a) businesses. This does not preclude all interested small businesses, and other socio-economic businesses not mentioned above from responding to the sources sought notice.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by June 6, 2019 NLT 4:00 p.m. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to erica.d.oldaker.civ@mail.mil If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Erica Oldaker at erica.d.oldaker.civ@mail.mil or 304-473-5265.

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