DA10--VR&E Testing Kits VARO 318

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to procure an online testing portal and assessment tools for aptitude, interest, and ability evaluations at the Winston Salem, North Carolina Veterans Affairs Regional Office through solicitation number 36C10D25Q0146. The procurement requires a comprehensive digital platform capable of delivering 6,000 assessments over a one-year period in both English and Spanish, featuring separate management and testing interfaces that generate career and educational path recommendations for veterans. Vendors must be verified in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain proper small business certifications, with the portal requiring advanced functionality including counselor access panels, role-based access control, timed and adaptive assessments, individualized veteran reports, career matching features, and full ADA and Section 508 compliance. The evaluation criteria prioritizes technical capabilities and past performance as significantly more important than price, with both factors being equally weighted against each other in the assessment process. Critical dates include the quotation deadline of August 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm EST, with amendments and questions and answers posted through August 11, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside with no other specific set-aside categories applied. The previous contract number 36C10D24P0165 was held by Edits LLC, though the new solicitation does not require contractors to be local North Carolina residents. The procurement involves providing 6,000 individual assessments through the online portal over a twelve-month performance period, with the contract structure anticipated as a firm-fixed-price purchase order based on unit pricing for assessments and online portal fees. The system must integrate with external career databases including O*NET and BLS labor statistics while supporting password-enabled access for both VR&E staff and veterans with filtering and sorting capabilities by veteran name and testing status. Performance will occur at the Winston Salem, North Carolina Veterans Affairs Regional Office as part of the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program services.