FY26-28 A45 Psychological fit for duty exam UPDATED

The U.S. Marshals Service is seeking qualified contractors to provide psychological and psychiatric fitness-for-duty evaluations (PFFDE) for Deputy U.S. Marshals nationwide through this Request for Quote (Solicitation 15M10226QA4700048). The evaluations must include standardized psychological testing instruments (MMPI-3, PAI, Shipley 2 or RBANS, and MCMI-IV when clinically indicated), structured clinical interviews, and comprehensive psychological assessment reports submitted within ten calendar days of evaluation completion. Qualified personnel must include licensed psychologists with a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, a minimum of five years post-doctoral experience, and at least 100 completed assessments, along with board-certified psychiatrists with at least five years post-residency experience. Contractors must demonstrate technical qualifications, geographic coverage capacity, quality assurance procedures, data security measures, and pricing in their capabilities package. The deadline for submission is March 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, with offers to be submitted as a single PDF file to renee.leaman@usdoj.gov, beginning with a completed and signed SF1449 form followed by all supporting documentation.

This is a 100 percent Total Small Business set-aside with a NAICS code of 621330 (Offices of Other Health Practitioners) and a size standard of $9.0 million. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price award with individual task orders and a period of performance from March 16, 2026, through March 15, 2029, consisting of a base year and two unexercised option years. The contractor must maintain infrastructure to conduct in-person evaluations at various U.S. Marshals Service duty locations throughout the continental United States and outside the continental United States when clinically necessary, though remote evaluations are permitted otherwise. Contractors must comply with federal information security requirements, including NIST SP 800-171 compliance, FedRAMP authorization for cloud services, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling standards, and comprehensive records management with seven-year retention for psychological assessment reports. The place of performance is Landover, Maryland 20784, with operations required nationwide to serve Deputy U.S. Marshals across the country.