Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for the Fort Harrison Health Care System

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support this requirement for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Services for the Fort Harrison, Montana Health Care System, 3687 Veterans Drive, Fort Harrison, Montana 59636. 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 112920.

This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a solicitation. 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. Contractor shall provide an indoor horse arena with the use of three to six horses so that Department of Veterans Affairs employees can provide patient centered mental health care in the form of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy to Veterans receiving Behavioral Health Services. The horse arena shall be located within one (1) mile of a paved, maintained road and within five (5) miles of the Helena, Montana city limits. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.



SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Pamela Barnes, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 or via e-mail at Pamela.Barnes@va.gov and NCO19Services1@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address, and state the company s business size status and should address this specific requirement, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Any questions shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer, in writing, at the email address provided. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. Any questions should be addressed to the Contracting Officer, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. The deadline for this information is 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.