9999--Racial Equity and Racial Justice Assessment (VA-21-00020130)

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking proposals to conduct a racial equity and racial justice assessment of its Homeless Programs Office. Offerors must propose solutions to facilitate staff surveys, listening sessions, focus groups, and draft final reports assessing racial disparities and recommendations. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach, experience conducting similar assessments, staff qualifications, and status as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The combined solicitation was amended several times with the final response deadline of May 25, 2021.

The solicitation carries NAICS code 813319 for investigation and security services and has no set-aside designation. The place of performance is within the United States with a one-year base period of performance from June 2021 to May 2022. The assessment must be completed within 145 business days involving at least 1,000 staff participants each in 20 listening sessions and 6 focus groups. The firm-fixed price contract is expected to have a value between $100,000 to $250,000 to the responsible offeror providing the best overall value to the agency.