Intent to Sole Source BrianTrain Software

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for the procurement and implementation of the Brain Train Cognitive Enhancement & Relaxation Training System at the Salisbury VA Health Care System. The agency plans to award a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to BrainTrain, Inc. for seven Captain's Log MindPower Builder Three-Year Renewal Packages and seven SmartMind 4 Premium Kit Three-Year Renewal Packages. The procurement includes technical support coverage and access to software updates. The sole source procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b) with a NAICS code of 513210 and a size standard of $47.0 million.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source acquisition while providing an opportunity for potential alternative sources to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested contractors who believe they can meet the requirement must submit evidence of their capability by 8:00 AM EST on September 10, 2025, via email to Kenya Robinson at the Network Contracting Office 6. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed contract based on responses received. Telephone inquiries are not accepted, and all communications must be submitted electronically to the designated Contracting Officer. Respondents will not be compensated for preparing their capability responses, and the deadline for submissions is firm.