6515--Wechsler Memory Scale

Open Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C24827Q0096
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) Orlando FL 32827, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8 Orlando Contracting Team, is conducting market research through a sources sought notice to identify contractors that can provide the Wechsler Memory Scale for the Orlando VA Medical Center, with responses due November 12, 2026. No set-aside is used. This notice is not a solicitation or RFQ, does not obligate the Government to award a contract, and the Government will not reimburse response costs. The procurement falls under NAICS 334515 (size standard 1,000 employees) and PSC 6515.

The requirement is the Wechsler Memory Scale Fifth Edition (WMS-5), a comprehensive adult memory assessment for ages 16 to 90. The Standard Kit includes updated normative data and flexible administration formats (Standard, Short, and Alternate Forms). The assessment measures five memory domains (Auditory, Visual, Visual Working, Immediate, and Delayed Memory), produces clinical index scores, and offers digital and paper administration. The product must be compatible with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) instruments and provide standardized scoring and interpretive information for clinical diagnostic use.

Interested businesses must submit a capability statement of no more than five pages that states their capability to manufacture or provide the WMS-5. Offerors without directly comparable historical experience should show how they would meet OVAMC requirements at a comparable scope and scale, with enough detail to give the Government confidence in their delivery performance. Responses must include CAGE and SAM UEI numbers, business size and employee count, and socioeconomic status, including small business manufacturing capability for SDVOSB or VOSB respondents. Submit responses to Contract Specialist Carl Myers at Carl.Myers3@va.gov.

Notice text

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. It is neither a solicitation nor a request for quote (RFQ) and it does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Request for solicitation will not receive a response. The Government will not pay nor reimburse any costs of preparing responses. This source s sought notice is for market research purposes to make the appropriate acquisition decision and gain knowledge of potential qualified businesses and their Small Business Administration size classification in relation to North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334515 Instrument manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals with an associated size standard of 1000 employees.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8 Orlando

Contracting Team is seeking to identify interested contractors who can provide Wechsler Memory Scale for the Orlando VA Medical Center (OVAMC). If your business can meet or exceed the requirement, please provide a capability statement.

The capability statement shall be limited to no more than five pages and must clearly state the following: Capability in industry to manufacture or provide the required Wechsler Memory Scale.

Offerors who cannot provide historical information from their company regarding the outlined attachment or similar scope and scale should provide corresponding information to show how the company would meet the OVAMC requirements. This information should provide level of confidence in the Government that an offeror would meet or exceed the delivery requirements to provide the required Wechsler Memory Scale.

Salient Technical Characteristics for the Wechsler Memory Scale

System Specifications: The Wechsler Memory Scale Fifth Edition (WMS 5) is a comprehensive adult memory assessment designed for individuals ages 16-90, The Standard Kit includes updated normative data, flexible administration formats (Standard, Short, and Alternate Forms), expanded clinical indices, and paper based scoring.

Functional and Performance Characteristics: The Wechsler Memory Scale Fifth Edition (WMS 5) is a comprehensive adult memory assessment designed for individuals ages 16-90, The Standard Kit includes updated normative data, flexible administration formats (Standard, Short, and Alternate Forms), expanded clinical indices, and paper based scoring.

Adult Memory Assessment

Standardized, individually administered clinical assessment designed to evaluate memory and working memory in individuals aged 16 years through 90 years, 11 months.

Comprehensive Memory Evaluation

Measures key memory domains including:

Auditory Memory

Visual Memory

Visual Working Memory

Immediate Memory

Delayed Memory

Clinical Index Scores

Provides standardized index scores for:

Auditory Memory Index (AMI)

Visual Memory Index (VMI)

Visual Working Memory Index (VWMI)

Immediate Memory Index (IMI)

Delayed Memory Index (DMI)

Multiple Administration Formats

Must include comprehensive and abbreviated administration options, consisting of:

Standard Form

Short Form

Alternate Form

Memory Screening capability

Auditory Memory Measurement

Must assess learning, immediate recall, delayed recall, and recognition memory for verbally presented information through narrative and paired-associate memory tasks.

Visual Memory Measurement

Must assess immediate recall, delayed recall, and recognition of visual stimuli including designs, figures, or equivalent visual memory tasks.

Visual Working Memory Measurement

Must include standardized measures of visual-spatial working memory and visual sequencing abilities.

Normative Database

Normative data must be representative of the contemporary U.S. population and stratified by age and demographic characteristics.

Digital and Paper Administration

Must support paper administration and digital administration/scoring options.

Clinical Utility

Must provide ancillary, process, and contrast scores that assist in neuropsychological, rehabilitation, clinical, educational, and forensic evaluations.

WAIS Compatibility

Must allow direct comparison of intelligence and memory performance through compatibility with contemporary Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) instruments or equivalent cognitive assessment tools.

Standardized Scoring and Reporting

Must provide standardized scoring procedures, age-based norms, percentile ranks, and interpretive information sufficient for clinical diagnostic use.

In addition, provide and answer the following:

1. Company name, address, point(s) of contact, title, telephone number, fax number, email address, cage and SAM UEI number.

2. Company s business size, to include number of employees.

3. Company's socioeconomic status.

4. If SDVOSB/VOSB is planning to provide a response they need to demonstrate the ability to provide a product manufactured by a small business to be considered capable.

Submit this information to Contract Specialist, Carl Myers, via email to Carl.myers3@va.gov. Your response to this notice must be received in writing on or before 1:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on November 12, 2026.

Files

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RFI 36C24827Q0096.pdf PDF

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