Mental Health Evaluations
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- DCSA_FY26_MentalHealthEvaluations_SSN
- Agency
-
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
- PSC
- Q519 Behavioral And Mental Health
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) intends to solicit an IDIQ contract for mental health evaluations supporting security clearance adjudication, with responses to this Sources Sought and Request for Information (RFI) due by 1300 EST on July 20, 2026.
This is market research only; responses are not offers and cannot form a binding contract. DCSA seeks to establish the IDIQ with a five-year ordering period for DCSA and other Department of Defense entities (4th Estate and Military Services) to issue task orders against. The incumbent contractor is Thomas & Reed, LLC, which was previously awarded under a 100% 8(a) set-aside. The proposed contract structure is Non-Personal Services IDIQ with Firm-Fixed-Price unit price task orders; individual task orders permit up to a 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods (or two option periods if awarded in the final year).
The contractor must supply licensed clinical psychologists and/or psychiatrists to conduct mental health evaluations—including those related to substance abuse—for cleared personnel and applicants. Evaluations shall include review of clinical and background investigative records, face-to-face clinical interviews (telehealth permitted with DCSA approval), mental health testing as clinically indicated, and detailed written reports. Mental health professionals may also be required to provide testimony at Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals administrative hearings.
Work is performed CONUS or outside CONUS, typically at the mental health professional's business location; if unavailable within the target location, services may be obtained within a 150-mile radius. NAICS code is 621330; PSC code is Q519. Responses should address clinical quality control processes, training on federal security clearance adjudicative guidelines, network establishment and scaling methodology, and pricing structures. Only U.S. companies and U.S. persons may respond.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought and Request for Information (RFI) Notice issued by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) for Market Research purposes only. As permitted by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 Market Research, and FAR 15.101(c)(2), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or a promise to issue an RFP or RFQ. Only U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons may view and respond to this request. DCSA is looking for authorized industry partners to meet this potential need and will accept responses from businesses of all sizes.
DCSA is responsible for making final security eligibility decisions on over 85% of cleared personnel in the Federal Government and 96% of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel. It is not a rare occurrence that applicants and cleared individuals will either endorse Question 21 of SF86 (the mental health question) or who have an incident report (IR), pertinent to psychological conditions arise during the vetting process. As such, psychological evaluations are needed at times to determine if cleared individuals and applicants are reliable, stable and trustworthy in light of their reported mental status.
The objective is to establish an IDIQ contract for DCSA and other DoD entities (4th Estate and Military Services) to issue task orders against with a vendor that can efficiently and cost effectively identify and obtain mental health professionals to provide mental health evaluations and detailed written reports, including, but not limited to evaluations related to substance abuse, in support of adjudicating clearance eligibility for current and potential employees. The qualified mental health professionals (clinical psychologist and/or psychiatrist) identified must be acceptable to and approved by the Government staff.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Evaluations_Request for Information_DCSA.pdf |
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